Thanks massacre, I found a manual online after posting my last post. It also said 1 1/2 turns on the main and 1 turn on the air bleed. When I started to take mine apart the first thing I did was count how many turns in I had and the main was 3/4 turns, the air bleed was 3/8 of a turn. I'll try richening them up and trying again. The plug that is in it looked pretty good but of course that was back when it was leaded gas and no ethanol.
So the side Welch plug, do I need to get in it? Like I said the one I have is aluminum and much thicker than the replacement I got in the kit. I also wonder if I have a plugged air bled passage is why it won't keep ruin. I'll probably wait for the correct kit before I do anything as my float bowl has the drain on it and I put a small Orting on it because the original rubber seal broke. Of course it leaks. I'll probably fix that and then try the recommended turns discussed above beefier doing anything else. While the catbird was certainly dirty, it wasn't real bad. It had a little sediment but I have seen MUCH worse.
So the side Welch plug, do I need to get in it? Like I said the one I have is aluminum and much thicker than the replacement I got in the kit. I also wonder if I have a plugged air bled passage is why it won't keep ruin. I'll probably wait for the correct kit before I do anything as my float bowl has the drain on it and I put a small Orting on it because the original rubber seal broke. Of course it leaks. I'll probably fix that and then try the recommended turns discussed above beefier doing anything else. While the catbird was certainly dirty, it wasn't real bad. It had a little sediment but I have seen MUCH worse.
and I could see where it is sucked into the hole from the vacuum. Confirms my thought that it was sucking air through the hole. After 45 or so years, it lives. Did notice that even with new bowl gasket the carb drips gas, wipe it off and it comes right back. It has to have a pinhole in the float bowl. Couldn't find it though. Have a new one coming along with some spokes that I'm pretty sure from what I have found should fit, fingers crossed on that. They are for a Honda xr50, the same length from what I read and the same number of spokes. Will see next week.