I don't think quality control is the problem, it's the idea that a few variants can be as close to the original mixture requirements as the many, many OEM carburetors. L6 engines of the same size will not require the same carb except by accident.
They may have developed the throttle disc size, venturi, jetting, vacuum setting, pump discharge, idle and transition hole sizes and locations, etc. on a specific engine, and will give good results... on that engine.
As your engine begins to differ from their model (displacement, CR, port size, cam timing, spark advance curve, valve area, overlap, rod ratio) the results will be worse - but perhaps tolerable.
Now, the 235 is an excellent model for this due to long use with very similar tune-up specs, so we certainly would like to hear results.
TIA
Totally agree.
Additionally, I have been unable to find any specifications of the items mentioned above by Panic. But my real issue is: where does one get parts????? One bad tank of fuel, the carb idle circuit is plugged, and the carb needs to come apart for cleaning.
If you need any verification of the parts issue, just find someone with a mid-1980's or 1990's I.H.C. tractor which was imported and renamed. We finally got enough requests to tool up rebuilding kits for some of them. This (I.H.C.) is a MAJOR brand, and information was available, just no parts.
I realize many today live in a throw-away world, but I don't!
Jon
