Yup a backfire is the most commom killer of a power valve!Harvester of Sorrow said:
Can carb backfires blow a power valve? I have never "rebuilt" this carb. Only pulled it apart about 2-1/2 years ago to clean out some clogging of the jets.
When I tryed to start it up and load it on the trailer for our big move to Redmond, WA it did not want to start....multiple carb backfires...the big scary kind...:nuke:
Thought?:idea: