The Tuul Crib 7,332 #1 Posted September 5, 2019 I ordered this carb kit off of fleabay and it arrived today. I was so happy to see it here and get the carb back together . Now the kit for some reason came with a spark plug. Maybe the price of it should've said something to me but I looked where it was coming from some in California. When I got it to my workbench and opened it up it had i noticed there was some kind of sticker with chinese writing on it. The spark plug that it came with was a total JOKE! It was so small that it probably would've fell in the hole on top of the piston. It said it was supposed to fit a K1 81 . Nope! The other thing that was a real big problem is the needle valve did not fit into the Seat! What a POS! I have contacted the seller they said they will make it right ! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJam 516 #2 Posted September 5, 2019 Chinese stuff just doesn't work. I would probably not use the carb kit either. Made the same mistake> Sorry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,620 #3 Posted September 5, 2019 Hopefully that cheap Chinese junk will soon be a bad memory. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,981 #4 Posted September 5, 2019 Genuine Kohler kits are only about $12 on eBay. I buy aftermarket on some things but not on a $12 item... 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,703 #5 Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) Ya live ya learn Cribs... been ther done that. Ordered a bunch of Kohler carb kits off fleabay once and Tom @Shynon even warned me. Needles didn't fit right but bowl gaskets were ok so I guess I got what I paid for.... just sayin....be careful about what you pull the trigger on on fleabay the jungle site or elsewhere for that matter. Best bet is ask our bros here first ... just sayin... Edited September 5, 2019 by WHX24 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,846 #6 Posted September 5, 2019 I drive to my OPE dealer and to get them. cheap enough. I get 2 and hang one in the cabinet. When that gets used I get 2 more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,164 #7 Posted September 5, 2019 once you rebuild enough carbs you will realize that the oem is the way to go. as I said in another post look for old "real"rebuildable carbs to keep on hand instead of using the cheap junk from asia 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richmondred01 2,202 #8 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) When they write you back I bet they start the correspondence with “Dear Friend”. Edited September 10, 2019 by richmondred01 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
