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Old 09-13-2022, 07:30 PM
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Default PLASTIC carburetor???

My neighbor is letting me borrow his "new" Murray push mower from 2015, so I can get some exercise in while cutting grass. I say "new" because he only used it twice then got a riding mower. But he forgot to drain the gas so the carb was all gummed up.

We pulled the carb off to attempt to clean it, and low and behold the damn thing was made of PLASTIC. In fact, almost the entire engine appears to be plastic. I even had to double take to make sure the block was indeed metal, as it looked very plastic-y as well. We ended up replacing the carb and it runs and cuts but still I'm baffled at this!

How is B&S getting away with this stuff? Is a plastic carburetor even a good idea? I feel like this entire thing is just made to throw away...
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Old 09-13-2022, 08:36 PM
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B&S makes lots of plastic carbs, I have sold many.
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Plastic carbs have been around for a long time , my first experience with one was early 80s
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Old 09-14-2022, 11:24 AM
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I've never seen a plastic carburetor on anything. Granted most of the equipment I've worked on is from 2000-back...
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Old 09-14-2022, 11:51 AM
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What ya gonna say when someone tells you there are plastic transaxles too?

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