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I finally decided to take the carburetor off the mule and clean it,

Pull it off, piece of cake....

Take off the bowl, here is what it looked like.IMG_20191129_110850.thumb.jpg.c711cce70885b7eff4bf6fd113fbf62c.jpg

 

Then I proceed to pull out the float pin, sigh 

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As you can see, part of the hinge casting broke off.

I contemplated JB welding it, but decided not too.Mikuni and Kawasaki are $170-$200 too proud of this carb.

I stooped low and bought a  $60 off of amazon.

Is rather go oem but couldn't in this case.

 

Oh well, nearly 20 years on 1 carb. not bad i guess. never took apart and cleaned, just b12 chemtool in the tank every so often.

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Yep, for the 550, a OEM mikuni is $170+

$60 seemed to be reasonable. I saw some for $30, or less but I really question the quality at that point.

Interesting thing I noticed, I'm used to Briggs carbs made by Nikki or Walbro.

This Mikuni uses a metal needle with a rubber tip instead of a metal needle and rubber seat.

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