Getting the old screen out was a PITA and it was dirty!
LOL
Yep, the neglected screens can be difficult. Much easier when they get replaced once in a while! Every later model tank I've ever laid hands on looked like they still had the original filter.
When I purchased my non-runner for $700 one brother thought it was an electrical problem the other a carb issue...
...when I drained the tank and removed the petcock there was about two cups of water in the tank, the screen and reserve tube were nowhere to be found.
Good thing I got to it since the water in the float bowl was corroding the inner carb body. A few more months and all of the carbs would have been toast. Bought and install the filter/gasket kit...it's all good and running!
Cheers,
Kenzo
Those are my favorite kind of problems...
ones that are stupid simple and easy to fix!
That reminds me of one Saturday morning years ago, I left to run some errands and passed a car on the side of the road. The hood was up and there was a group of people milling about, as well as another vehicle parked behind it. Figured they were good so I continued on. About three
hours later the car was still there with the hood up and just a few exasperated looking people hanging out now. The second car was now gone. I stopped to see if I could help...
Me: "What seems to be wrong?"
Them: "Won't start"
Me: "Go ahead and crank it over for me"
Car: "Crank, crank, crank" (literally three seconds)
Me: "Stop!"
Me: (After reaching in to snap the distributor cap clips into position to hold down the flopping distributor cap) "Try it now"
Car: "Vroom!"
The look on everyone's face, especially after explaining what I had done: Priceless
The operator said he had just done a tune up on it. I explained that the distributor cap clips needed to be snapped back into position after replacing the distributor cap.