I remember going through the service kit thing on my Kawasaki carb as well. Ended up buying a whole new one on eBay. It still leaked after the needle and all seals were replaced. Can't have fuel dripping all over the place.
Kawasaki FE120 Carburetor Repair Kit
I have a GM1000 with the Kawasaki FE120 engine and am trying to find a carb repair kit online. Anyone purchased one of these for this engine before?
Took the carb apart last night to clean it out and after I put it all back together it was leaking gas out of the overflow tube on the carb. Took it apart again and noticed the spring on the float valve was missing. Don't remember ever seeing it when I took it apart, but it must have fallen off somewhere and now I can't find it. Trying to find a kit with new seals and float valve and spring but am having trouble. If anyone has tracked one of these down before I would appreciate the help. Thanks!
Took the carb apart last night to clean it out and after I put it all back together it was leaking gas out of the overflow tube on the carb. Took it apart again and noticed the spring on the float valve was missing. Don't remember ever seeing it when I took it apart, but it must have fallen off somewhere and now I can't find it. Trying to find a kit with new seals and float valve and spring but am having trouble. If anyone has tracked one of these down before I would appreciate the help. Thanks!
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If my FE 120 ever acts up again, a Honda GX 160 I stripped from a Tru-Cut with a failed transmission system is waiting in the garage.
:thumbup: Or I could fit on a GX 200. Money is not a problem for me. My GM is frequently asked to do things like scalp down Zoysia that has been incorrectly maintained for a long time. No frost, ice, or snow here, so an incorrectly maintained lawn just adds more thatch every year. The FE 120 handles that like a champ most of the time, but I know that is supposed to be enough engine to mow regularly maintained Bent and Bermuda. I am taking it beyond its intended limits.Colonel K0rn said:I would totally be inclined to buy a new one from Northern Tool. It's a tad bit over $300 for a brand new one, with warranty. But if you wanted to go on the cheap, you could always go with the Hazard Fraud Predator and have 52 cc of more displacement for just $119.99. You know the old adage, "No replacement for displacement."Greendoc said:If my FE 120 ever acts up again, a Honda GX 160 I stripped from a Tru-Cut with a failed transmission system is waiting in the garage.
Not cheap indeed. Thereafter, my mower saw nothing but 0 Ethanol fuel. E10 and high humidity are not a good idea. The water condensing into the Ethanol phase of the fuel turns into something that eats holes in the aluminum carburetor body.
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