Westerbeke 7.0 KW BGC -60Hz Technical Manual page 95

10. Remove the needle valve's seat with a 10 mm wrench. Make sure that the seat's aluminum gasket is
removed at this time. Screw in the new seat along with a new gasket.
11. Place a new carburetor cover gasket on the carburetor top cover. Do not use any gasket sealer on this
gasket.
12. Gently place the needle valve in the needle valve seat. Replace the float and float retaining pin so that
the needle valve's wire retaining loop hooks onto the float's retaining hook. Now check the float level
distance from the housing mating surface with the housing held vertically.
Distance "A" from mating surface: 3/16 in. (4.76 mm) .
Carburetor
. Top Cover
Needle Valve Seat
. Wire Retaining
Loop
'''.''"'~~ , Float Retaining
Hook
13. On the carburetor base, remove the retaining screw
to the accelerator pump nozzle, the nozzle, and the
two copper gaskets placed above and below the
nozzle.
14. Replace the two copper gaskets and reinstall the
accelerator pump nozzle. Snug down the nozzle's
retaining screw. Do not overtighten the screw.
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Carburetor Top Cover
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Gasket
Screw
Copper
Gaskets
Accelerator
Carburetor
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