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I'm fixing a Victa with a 207 Briggs fitted and the carby needs cleaning and I'm not sure exactly what needs to be cleaned on it. Can anybody through any light on this one?

Hi Norm, that looks like a Tecumseh carby.

I don't recall any Briggs engines using them. Are you sure it's not a Tecumseh 207?

To remove the bowl, carefully lever the wire clip off the bowl. The bowl may have stuck to the gasket. Watch out for a small spring on the end of the central tube when you remove it.

The float is housed in the bowl rather than under the main body.

Attached are some pictures of a carby I replaced on a 13HP Tecumseh. It was leaking fuel from the bowl gasket and made the engine almost impossible to start.



Hope this helps. Caleb

Hi Caleb, you are right, that is the carby , I just assumed it was a Briggs. I had the bowl off and found that trickey little spring. Any tips on what needed cleaning in the carb?

NormK, That looks like Tecumseh Vector 4 cycle setup. The following PDF should be what you need. It denotes a primer bulb but not all had them. As for parts you need the engine numbers for lookup.

Tecumseh Vector Carburetor

Thanks AVB, that is the one alright, hopefully I will get it to work

What problem are you having with it?

I'm happy to investigate further on the one I have here if you want.

Thanks Caleb, I gave it a good clean, didn't really find too much wrong that I could see, put it back together and it seems to be working ok but doesn't seem happy to run without an air cleaner, must require that little bit of vacuum to draw the fuel up. Apart from that it seems fine. Thanks for the offer, doesn't seem like there is too much you can do on them.I found quite a bit of water in the petrol tank, but didn't notice any in the carby.

Yes I found the easiest way to fix the starting problem was to replace it.

Sounds an air leakage problem. These can hard to find sometimes. Check the welch seal over the idle mixture chamber. If unsure use some of the wife's nail polish to seal its edges.

Now I did a few years ago have an ATV that would start unless the air cleaner was installed. Just that lean.

AVB this one will start ok without the filter, it just won't run properly without it. I will give the nail polish a try