There isn't a spring on that float, I have a couple toros with that engine. Do make sure that when you put the float back on you have it right side up.
Kawasaki FE120 Carburetor Repair Kit
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Glad you got it working. If there is supposed to be a spring I didn't have one on the 4 Kawasaki engines that I have but then again things go missing after a decade of use. I did buy one replacement carb float from jacks small engine since I killed the little rubber seat on the carb needle. Can't buy the needle separate so make sure to be very careful with it, I think I paid $70 for a new float? Those parts weren't kept in stock I think it took about 2weeks for me to get the carb gaskets air filter and other little parts from jacks small engine.WarEagle26 said:Well, at least I'm not crazy for not remembering seeing one when I took it apart the first time. I guess it's possible I had the float upside down. When I put it back together the second time (after thinking "oh well, maybe it got stuck. I'll just try it again without the spring.") I made sure I had the float pointing the right way. No leaks this time. It ran great and idled perfectly all the way down on low throttle, which it wouldn't do before.metro424 said:There isn't a spring on that float, I have a couple toros with that engine. Do make sure that when you put the float back on you have it right side up.
I was confused about the spring because the Kawasaki service manual for that engine shows a spring and talks about making sure the spring is seated correctly on the float.
Guess I still need to find a few sets of extra carb gaskets for when I will inevitably need to replace them.
Thanks for the replies everyone.
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