I have a 2003 Craftsman mower which is my old backup mower with a Honda GCV 160 with a manual choke controlled by a spring loaded lever that allows the choke to open back up after a few seconds. For those familiar with the stack of different gaskets, it’s a PITA to get the carb back on the mover. There’s lots of info on U Tube on how to put the stack together but my mower came with both a metal air guide AND a fiber carb insulator that doubles as a gasket and is cut almost the same size as the air guide. I am planning on running them side by size withe metal air guide to the engine side, then the fiber insulator, then the carb. Anyone else have any thoughts on the order. I’m OK with the order of the rest of the gaskets. Here’s a few shots of the air guide, insulator, the two side by side, the manual choke lever and the model number from Craftsman. Thanks very much.
Gasket order on Honda GCV 160 with manual choke with rotating lever
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Sounds reasonable but I would think you would need some type gasket between the metal plate and the engine. Metal on metal won't make an air tight seal.
Yes, you bet. Against the intake port of the engine is a gasket and square plastic transition piece, another gasket, then the metal plate,
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Thanks. So on mine, I have both the metal air guide AND the large air guide gasket. I’ll place the large air guide gasket between the metal air guide and the carburetor with a small gasket between. You can see the imprint of a small gasket against the large air guide gasket.
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I'll send you the whole service manual if you want it. Gotta have some kind of email address to send it to.
On all of the GCV engines I've seen/worked on, only 1 had both the metal and fiber air guides installed. Lots of redundancy there and I figure Honda thought that too and dropped the metal one. Never had any issues with engine>insulator gasket>insulator>fiber air guide>1 air guide gasket>carb>carb gasket>throttle plate>air filter case gasket>air filter case.
I have replaced the M6 bolts with double threaded M6x70mm studs on most of my repairs to ease getting the "stack o gaskets" back on. Thread the studs in with blue Loctite. Slide all of the components on the studs and then secure them with shoulder nuts inside the air case. Eliminates all of the frustration with getting the all pieces lined up, sliding the bolt through (or vice versa), holding the bolt in place so it doesn't fall out of the air case and the pieces come off, and then have to do it all over again before you can finally thread the bolt into the engine. Those who do carb work on Honda GCV engines know what I mean.
I have replaced the M6 bolts with double threaded M6x70mm studs on most of my repairs to ease getting the "stack o gaskets" back on. Thread the studs in with blue Loctite. Slide all of the components on the studs and then secure them with shoulder nuts inside the air case. Eliminates all of the frustration with getting the all pieces lined up, sliding the bolt through (or vice versa), holding the bolt in place so it doesn't fall out of the air case and the pieces come off, and then have to do it all over again before you can finally thread the bolt into the engine. Those who do carb work on Honda GCV engines know what I mean.
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Thanks for the offer. Can you post the website instead so everyone can view it?
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It's not a website. It's a PDF. I get the files from OPEF when I politely ask for them.
I think I’m OK. Thanks.
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You people go overboard on the privacy thing. Just open up a junk email account and I'll send it to you.
You don't have to use the ISP email account.
Better read the fine print on your agreement with Bittog. Thanks anyhow. Over and out.
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I read the agreement. I had no idea that the transfer of a Honda Service Manual via email would be violating the terms and conditions.
I now stand corrected. I shall never again offer such a favor to a fellow BITOG member ever again. The End.