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Kirby/Tecumseh KAV 74 2 stroke
#95102 22/12/18 09:19 PM
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wce
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Hi all
need a hand with this one, someone has stuffed around with the carby springs. Pretty sure I have the governor spring right but the other one ?
Thanks
wce

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Re: Kirby/Tecumseh KAV 74 2 stroke
wce #95133 24/12/18 08:22 AM
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G'day wce,

That second spring shouldn't be there!

See pic attached; this is from p.73 of Gregory's No. 199 'Small Engines Service and Repair Manual'.

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Re: Kirby/Tecumseh KAV 74 2 stroke
wce #95135 24/12/18 10:50 AM
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Hi Gadge

That's great, thanks for the info. No wonder i couldn't see a logical way for the spring to be installed. The inside of the carby is in good condition, main jet was blocked, gave everything a good clean and had the motor running for a few minutes yesterday. Will remove the foreign spring and install the governor spring as per picture and should run even better hopefully.
Thanks a lot and have a great Christmas

Cheers
wce

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