06-03-2018, 09:51 PM
Brian, the reeds need not close tight, but must be close enough to seal under cranking compression. They must not be chipped or frayed. Are you 100% certain that you have a clear pulse path from carb mounting flange hole through gasket, reed cage flange, reed-to-manifold gasket and into the crankcase? You should be able to stick a drill bit right through. BE SURE the reed or gasket is not flipped 180°. Ted