I want to encourage you to take a shot at working the carb.  Like V-1  just said, it really is not all that hard to do once you get into it.  Take your time, do one part at a time, clean as you go, lay everything out on a clean sheet/towel/? in the order it came off ... or according to the parts diagram you printed out.  If you do not have compressed air then use the carb spray cans with the little red tube ... it will do a decent job & if you spray in one end of the passage and it comes out the other then you know it is clear.

REALLY ... YOU CAN DO IT !!  You will learn something, you will feel good, and you will save $$$$$$

If Thumperclone is close enough to come over and help then it will make for a good day of Savage Fellowship  

This is kind of like $ex, once you do it, you will want to do it again and again and again ... it is fun to tweak those little knobbies back and forth, up and down, in and out ... you know the drill !  

thumperclone - phone me re visit - am in all day tomorrow & be nice if you stop by.

george