💯 Tecumseh 640349 Carburetor: Superior Performance and Reliable Efficiency Review

My snowblower's carburetor started leaking fuel last winter and I found the rubber seals were rotten. This carburetor has a drain plug instead of a drain button like my previous one. I think that's an improvement because there's one less filling to go bad.

I paid more than Chinese copies for this carburetor, hoping it was the same as the original shell drain carburetor. It is not as you can see in the picture. I'd rather buy two Chinese carbs and take a chance than have this one. Next time.

Too bad they are no longer available as the replacement parts (they all seem to be in China) are absolute junk. Most of them leak badly, are cheaply built and not durable. This is the real deal. So if you need one for an aging Tecumseh, get it while you can. You'll probably never find one that's half as good.

The float chamber screw on my old carburettor broke and fuel leaked out. I figured it would be best to just replace the entire carburetor. It went smoothly and started immediately. My 11 year old snow blower worked like new. I have an Ariens 927LE snow thrower with a Tecumseh Snow King engine. I had to replace two parts of the old carburetor with a new one. One was the bracket that the fairing attaches to and the other was the throttle grip. I've tried cleaning them up a bit and they work fine.