I recently tried my hand at the white spacer mod. I sanded the little devil down to half thickness and noticed I sanded it on a slant. Not wanting to put it back in the carb like that I opted for an alternative. I couldn't find any washers small enough lying around, I did however find some o-rings. Its just a typical rubber o-ring, but it has all the same dimensions as the washer, just half its thickness. (which is what I wanted) Any objections to using this? Or should I go out and spend the extra 45 cents on some washers?

1. it will compress
2. it will rot

spend 45 cents....

Alright, I frankly didn't know the exact purpose of the washer so I wasn't sure. I'll go out and get me some 3mm washers

MulletViper wrote on 02/08/11 at 05:13:21:


Would it really matter if it's slanted? It's wedged between to parallel surfaces which will compress to whatever the thickest part of the spacer is.

Serowbot wrote on 02/10/11 at 10:28:08:

The needle sits on a spring and goes thru a hole into another hole.
The washer holds the needle down but doesn't provide alignment.
It may be fine, but it would be better if it were flat just to get rid of that nagging feeling.