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Original Cub High Altitude Carburetor

Thread starter wotis
Start date Oct 10, 2019

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wotis

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Oct 10, 2019

Hi
I have an original Cub Cadet with a K181T replacement engine (8 HP). I live at 6800' altitude and my cub runs great but smells rich and is often hard starting when engine is fully warmed up. If attempting to start at hot engine, if it doesn't start right away, I have to keep grinding away on the starter and when it finally fires up it emits a lot of black smoke. Trying to lean out the carburetor adjusting screws doesn't seem to make a difference. It seems that I read somewhere that a high altitude carburetor is available and just wondered if anyone has had this problem and been able to locate a carb that is set up for high altitude.
Thanks
Whit