Oh160 Carburetor replacement

[Heaven's Pavement]

Howdy,
I'm stuck and in need of help...
looks like my walbro lmh is in need of replacement.
It is for a Tecumseh oh160.
Is it true that walbro lmh is now walbro whg?
If this is so looks like there are 2 replacement #'s are
WHG-16-1
and
WHG-17-1
anyone know what's the difference?
Or am I way off.What carb would you buy, model numbers please, and links would be a bonus.
Much thanks,
HP

[spits]

I don't know about part #'s but Pat's Small Engine website shows a OEM carb for that engine at $129.95 plus shipping.

[Heaven's Pavement]

Thank you for your reply.
THere are two replacement carbs according to this and other sites.
They are the:
WHG-16-1
WHG-17-1
the last one costs more.
Does anyone know the difference between the 2
What's everyone else using???
Please help...

[mike bar]

not sure how to do the link thing yet but if you type in opeengines this will get you to a great site and very helpful staff. I saw walbro carbs on there and settings as well.good luck.

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Thanks Mike for the reply.
The are of the website that covered Walbro carbs...If you could highlight your address bar on the top of windoze explorer and copy, then paste in a reply on this forum.
I tried to find it myself, but it is a big site for a different brand engine, but I'm getting desprete here.
Anyone else???
Please??

[spits]

I did a bit of a search and the only thing I found between the two was the -16 seems to have a fixed high speed jet (no part # for the jet) and the -17 has an adjustable high speed jet(part # given) therefore the -17 would be a higher price. Carb kits, venturi size etc,etc, were all the same. Hope this helps.

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Thank you Spits for your help.
I had searched all over the internet, where did you find that info??
Thanks agian

[spits]

I just punched in Walbro Carb WHG-16-1 on a Google search and came up with a site called Carb [Frontstep Centre 5 FRontstep,inc]. I clicked on the carb number and then compared part numbers etc. The -17 showed a speed needle-the-16 didn't.

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Carb update

ordered a Tecumseh Part# 632205c carb from Pat's small engine.
Tried to cross reference to a walbro, put could not.
Got the parts number from this site.
Parts and Diagrams for Tecumseh 170084D-OH160
That's my engine inthere, plug your own for acturate part numbers(i hope)
Now if I could only find someone that sell's the oil dipstick, mine keeps popping up.

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New carb what do these carb screws do help please

The brown box of happyness showed up today 1 new carb, fuel shut off and chain helper.
Carbs on and it runs even better than b4!!!(ran ok b4).
Now I now nothing about these things(carbs).
There are 2 screws that I circled in red, what does each do.
I searched and searched and found nothing.
I turned the one closest to the engine block about 1/2 turn out, made it smooth out a little, but like I said I don't know what I'm doing.

[spits]

The top one is the low speed idle and the lower is the high speed jet. Turn them out one at a time until the engine stumbles then turn them in till the engine stumbles, one at a time, and some where in the middle should be good.If it is idleing fine and the throttle is responsive, with no high speed stumble,DON'T TOUCH THE D--- THING. Leave well enough alone.

[wheelordierguy]

The brown box of happyness showed up today 1 new carb, fuel shut off and chain helper.
Carbs on and it runs even better than b4!!!(ran ok b4).
Now I now nothing about these things(carbs).
There are 2 screws that I circled in red, what does each do.
I searched and searched and found nothing.
I turned the one closest to the engine block about 1/2 turn out, made it smooth out a little, but like I said I don't know what I'm doing.

how much was that carb? i need a carb because one of the float mounts for the float pin broke on my carb so i need a body or a complete carb.

thanks could you post a link to where you got it from also?

[LarryW]

Best way to adjust the high speed is under a load. I havent figured out how to do it yet on a 6x6, lol. But when I was younger I had a Tecumseh 3.5hp on a rupp minibike. I would hold it back with my feet and messed with the screw until it pulled the most at WOT. The idle screw I always just played with until it ran good. I read the correct way is to turn it until it revs high. Then adjust the idle with the throttle limiter or idle speed control, do it again if needed.
Also on the older dirty carbs, the coolest trick I have done is to rev the bee jesus out of it and cover the intake until it almost dies. It will run funny for a second and clear out and do it again a few times. This choking of the engine creates a vacuum that can sometimes clear away any junk in the carb.

[clipinbuds]

The brown box of happyness showed up today 1 new carb, fuel shut off and chain helper.
Carbs on and it runs even better than b4!!!(ran ok b4).
Now I now nothing about these things(carbs).
There are 2 screws that I circled in red, what does each do.
I searched and searched and found nothing.
I turned the one closest to the engine block about 1/2 turn out, made it smooth out a little, but like I said I don't know what I'm doing.

Should be your air and gas adjustment screws!