Chinese carburetors

[dunkelly]

Has anyone tried any of the replacement Chinese copy carburetors on e bay . I'm looking for a carb for my 5hp 2t mercury .

 

[Mudisox]

YES,
They worked,

 

[DanTribe]

I used one on a Briggs and Stratton lawn tractor. It worked well.
Whole carb was about half the cost of an overhaul kit.

 

[afterpegassus]

Used one on a 4hp Yamaha and still working fine after 3 years

 

[dunkelly]

Thanks guys a great help . I'll go ahead then .

 

[chris-s]

Just to be different, the one I bought for a 4hp 4S mariner has/had two issues…firstly the float bowl seal was not the right size, easily resolved and secondly the float needle would sometimes stick and cause the engine to flood. A bit of wet and dry on the needle improved it but it still stick now and again.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

OK for me too. Mariner 4hp 2T.
Upgraded to 5hp as it looked the same in the picture. Worked out OK.

 

[seumask]

Did one on the Lawn mower, and while it work well, the float needle does not seal in the way the old one did, and the tank empites over the 2 weeks between using it! For the money and lack of hassel I'd say still worth it.

 

[simonfraser]

Did one on the Lawn mower, and while it work well, the float needle does not seal in the way the old one did, and the tank empites over the 2 weeks between using it! For the money and lack of hassel I'd say still worth it.

if the fuel finishes up in the sump that could be a prob for the bearings ?

 

[oldgit]

Re placed carb on 3.5 Mercury from eBay.
£30 Inc p&p.
No problems.

 

[Caladh]

Pays yer money and take yer chances