Lane Huls 146 #1 Posted July 20, 2016 So these wonderful techumseh carbs right? I have pulled this one apart 3 times in the last 12 hours. This time the gasket is so swollen it is not going to go back on. Ive let it bake under a lightbulb and air dry in the wind. What can I do to shrink it (and other) gaskets? This is a brand new gasket. I know I could just go buy another, but it's the principle of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 29,408 #2 Posted July 20, 2016 This is a frustrating issue. I have had some luck with leaving the gasket sit and dry out for a few days, but even this method is not 100%. Inpatients usually leads me to a new gasket. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Huls 146 #3 Posted July 20, 2016 I ended up getting this one shrunk down just enough. I threw it on top of the hot intake of my truck, on the plastic cover of course. It got it down just enough to get it back together. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,655 #4 Posted July 20, 2016 Try putting the gasket in the freezer , set carb in sun or under light . I had my son do this on a carb with an o-ring gasket , and it went back together . I thought there was no way that o-ring would ever go back on that carb . Good luck ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,655 #5 Posted July 20, 2016 , hopefully it'll work this time . CARBS suck ... literally ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,220 #6 Posted July 20, 2016 2 hours ago, ACman said: CARBS suck ... literally ! Actually it is the downward movement of the piston! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,655 #7 Posted July 20, 2016 11 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Actually it is the downward movement of the piston! On the intake stroke of a 4-stroke engine , or intake/compression stroke on a 2-stroke ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
