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Master-at-Arms |
Good am guys. Seems I need to r&r the carb on my Husky BT350 blower. Ordinarily I’m a pay once cry once type of buyer. Searching Amzn I see OEM’s for 95.00 and Chinese knockoffs for 15.00. Do I need to pay 100 for a carb for an 8 yo machine that prob cost me 300? Thoughts please? I’d hate to pay an extra 80 if I don’t have too, so I guess I’m asking if others have used non OEM parts. Thanks. Foster's, Australian for Bud | ||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
I have a Stihl I bought many years ago that needed a carb too. Went through the same thought process and bought a Stihl carb. When it arrived, the box and carb were marked Made in China. I’d look for one that isn’t necessarily factory but is sold by a seller with excellent feedback. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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"Member" |
Two or three years ago I stuck an Amazon $20 carb on the Honda engine of my 20+ year old Yardman mower. Figured I had nothing to lose. It's been working great. I've certainly gotten my $20 out of it already. Threw a $17 Amazon carb on a probably close to 30 year old high pressure pump we have last winter, also a Honda engine. First pull it fired up and has also been great so far. Much less use, but really infrequent use, maybe once every 3-5 months, which maybe be a harder test for a carb these days with modern gas. | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
Same, carbs are almost throw-away items on most of my equipment depending on the model and availability. _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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A few years ago the oem fuel pump and carb on the Kawasaki engine on my zero turn Kubota went south. I bought a knock off fuel pump and carb on Amazon and it continues to run like new. | |||
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| Master-at-Arms |
Good enough, thanks guys. In continuing with todays throw away mindset, the junk gets the nod! Perhaps I’ll install it with my throw away Harbor Freight tools rather than my American stuff just to continue the theme. cas, Nick and I missed you at the LIPSA LI Steel Shoot a few weeks back. Foster's, Australian for Bud | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Bought a knock of Amazon carb when Hurricane Ian was on the way and the generator wouldn't start, turned out to be the oil pressure switch, a common failure item, but the generator ran fine with the new $20 Ho Lee Fuk carb.... Put the stock carb back on though after cleaning. Reminds me, I need to get the generator out and prep it for the next season. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
I have yet to have a small equipment carb I couldn't clean or rebuild in an hour. Most of them about 30 minutes, the one on my 1983 Honda outboard took an hour. It's got really small passages that took me two tries to get clean. Motorcycles, especially the 4-carb models, and ATVs take longer. For under $20 though, I'd be tempted. | |||
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| Master-at-Arms |
Haven’t needed my generator since I bought it 4 or so years ago! Foster's, Australian for Bud | |||
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The chinese carbs I've seen in my limited experience seem to be pretty decent. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
Who do you think Husky is buying their "OEM carbs" from? | |||
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| If you see me running try to keep up  |
I agree, I wonder why the carb needs replacing. I’ve always pulled them off my lawn equipment, cleaned them and put them back on. | |||
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If you're going to pay $100 for a carb for an 8 year old blower, just spend the extra $75-100 and buy a brand new one. Otherwise give the $15 carb a shot. | |||
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I don't care where an OEM carb it made, its made a certain way to a certain minimum standard. On small two stroke stuff my experience on the clone carbs has been 100% bad. 100%. I'd do a carb clean first and then an oem carb (by the way I have never seen one over like $80 did you check the Husky parts system?). but jummy123x probably has the best strategy given the age. First a carb, then a piston and barrel, then a plug, then a .... and just get a new one. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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Firearms Enthusiast |
I have the same backpack blower and have replaced the carb and fuel lines several times. Have used the cheap amazon carbs with no issues. I have used the cheapies on quite a few other pieces of equipment with no issues. The issue with them is the throttle tubes get scared/worn and they don't throttle up and down smoothly. Get the carb that included all the fuel lines, plug and filters. Its only a few dollars more and easy to do while you are replacing the carb. | |||
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| Master-at-Arms |
I went for the extra few $ and did just that. Thanks guys. Foster's, Australian for Bud | |||
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Please let us know how it turns out. | |||
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