mike avad 49 #1 Posted 7 hours ago I have a wheel horse B-80 am looking for a carb for this 8HP KOHLER. What is a good carb on the market for this engine and where a good site to buy this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 262 #2 Posted 6 hours ago I have seen here from a multitude of people that it is better to get a rebuild kit and rebuild your original carb than it is to test your luck with the Chinese knock offs 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,084 #3 Posted 6 hours ago (edited) One of the annoying issues with the knockoff carbs from afar is the venturi size. They say it fits 4 thru 8 HP small Kohlers. While that is true - it fits all of them - the venturi is sized for the K91. OK for an RJ, not good for a K181... Edited 4 hours ago by ri702bill 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,074 #4 Posted 6 hours ago I would rather rebuild the original but have had pretty good luck with aftermarket carbs. If you want one that you don't have to worry about, try Kustomlawnandgarden,com but they are 99 bucks. I believe the #26 is what number carb that fits the 8hp but dont take my word for it and check it for yourself. There site is kind of hard to navigate so you just have to scroll down untill you see carbs. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike avad 49 #5 Posted 4 hours ago Thank you all for the reply back I don't mind to spend the bucks on a good tractor 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 262 #6 Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, sqrlgtr said: I would rather rebuild the original but have had pretty good luck with aftermarket carbs. If you want one that you don't have to worry about, try Kustomlawnandgarden,com but they are 99 bucks. I believe the #26 is what number carb that fits the 8hp but dont take my word for it and check it for yourself. There site is kind of hard to navigate so you just have to scroll down untill you see carbs. I think the 26 is for 10 and 12 horse 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,074 #7 Posted 4 hours ago 11 minutes ago, 702854boy said: I think the 26 is for 10 and 12 horse you may be right it may have been a #16. The last 2/3 I have done I rebuilt the N carter that was on them. If I was interested in buying one from Kustom I would call/email and see what they recommend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 262 #8 Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: you may be right it may have been a #16. The last 2/3 I have done I rebuilt the N carter that was on them. If I was interested in buying one from Kustom I would call/email and see what they recommend. I think it is a 16 because on our 1257 it has a 26 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
