Gonna rebuild the carb on my 1988 Force 50hp. Any tips'tricks?

[gunner1]

I have the Clymer manual and the rebuild seems pretty straightforward enough, but I noticed that the manual talks about a spring that should be in the bowl for the main jet, yet this carb doesn't have one. I thought maybe the previous owner had lost it, but when I took the carb off of my spare 1990 50hp, it didn't have the spring either. Are the any pitfals I need to avoid. I decided it was time for a rebuild because I noticed that fuel was dripping out of the bottom of the bowl the other day. Should I redo the fuel pump as well while I'm at it? It seems to work fine since the motor starts and the fuel bulb holds pressure.

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: Gonna rebuild the carb on my 1988 Force 50hp. Any tips'tricks?

Clymer manuals are fountain of mis-information!!!!They try to put 50 years of info in one manual.Do the pump too! It's 20 years old.
Be careful if you soak your carb in a soaking solution.It can cause the rubber you can't see to swell and block the passages.If your needle valve is a solid pieceI(some have rubber on the tip) it will swell the rubber so no gas will pass thru. Jerry