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Old 04-03-2010
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Originally Posted by RCAshers View Post
Hi Nobrob your needle problem is not a unknown thing sometimes the O rings are not quite thick enought to hold the needle in the carb, the cure is to use some PTFE tape (white plumbers tape) take a small length around 2-3cm fold it in half along the length and wind it around the needle over the O ring smooth it down and replace the needle it should screw in and be tighter once you have the mixture right it should stay set. Hope all this helps. Regards Ashley
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Originally Posted by triplesix View Post
You could replace the o-rings with a small "slice" of fuel line, as well!
id highly NOT recomend the above, the primary function of the o rings is not to stop the needle moving but to prevent air being drawn past them, causing erratic tunning, but the correct seals, job done!!
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