Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

[ShafferNY]

I took the carb apart on this motor and there is a plastic tube in the bowl, it's dark brown, and it's broken, very brittle!. Where can get a new one? Will this come in an overhaul kit? Thanks

 

[fireman 757]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

talk to your dealer.

 

[Brew]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

Had a similar problem with my '86 140. The tube running from the bowl to the carb barrel was disentigrating/melting. In my case you couldn't buy just the tube, you had to get the entire carb assembly.<br /><br />I just recently read in a old manual that the additives in unleaded gas sometimes result in plastic melting. Unfortunately, it didn't say what you could do about it.<br /><br />Good luck!

 

[clanton]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

Try a piece of model aircraft engine fuel line,it is about 1 1/8 inch long. There is post on board that has size of hose.

 

[ShafferNY]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

Thanks, guys. I order a carb kit and if it is not included, looks like I'll be making a trip to my local hobby shop. I wouldn't have thought of the model airplane fuel line.

 

[JB]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

Hi Shaffer.<br /><br />Helping would be so much easier if you would keep your problem to one thread. If we can't get the whole story at once, you will get incomplete help.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[ShafferNY]

Re: Carb tube in bowl on '89 johnson 8hp

I post the first message about 3 days ago, with no reply. I decided to change the subject line to see if I would get more of a response and to move it up in the topic list. I normally don't do this as a rule and sorry if it created any confusion. I really needed to have someone responed, so I would know what to do with this engine, thanks to all that helped me out here.