Cleaning a villiers carb

[dvdhat]

There doesn't seem to be fuel coming into the carburettor. The taper needle comes out easily by unscrewing the top, but I would like to remove the float and bowl for cleaning. The whole carb is plastic and I am not sure how it comes apart. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks. Dave

[Keith.P]

Video at bottom of my page.

http://theoutboardshed.com/pictures.html

[Nudge]

The float bowl unscrews off the bottom of the carbie body. Take out the needle and see if fuel flow's, if not then soak it in some cleaner for a while then blow some air through it the wrong way to get the muck out.

[flyguy]

This might sound really silly but
is the fuel coming out of the tank?
see I know it sounds silly but I did that one time I forgot to pull out the fuel knob

[dvdhat]

Thanks for the advice. there is fuel coming from the tank, I actually think about checking this (after a while!). Re the bowl, I assume I grip in my hand and turn anti-clockwise as viewed from below. Will it be quite tight? Dave

[Keith.P]

yes, unscrew, a brass nut molded onto the bottom of the bowl holds it on.