That Carburetor Rubber Diaphragam Black Cap on Top Loose

[rick71454]

Hello Buddyland:

If you look at your Buddy 125 stock Carburetor.. you will notice a flat black round about 2 inch diameter plastic or metal cap screwed on the top of the Carburetor.

There is a round rubber diaphragm underneath it.

I found one of the 2 two screws holding the cap down had fallen off. I put the screw back in that I found lodge down between the engine.

QUESTION: Could this mess up the Carb such that it is contaminated with dirt and reduce the engine performance?

Rick71454

[az_slynch]

Hello Buddyland:

If you look at your Buddy 125 stock Carburetor.. you will notice a flat black round about 2 inch diameter plastic or metal cap screwed on the top of the Carburetor.

There is a round rubber diaphragm underneath it.

I found one of the 2 two screws holding the cap down had fallen off. I put the screw back in that I found lodge down between the engine.

QUESTION: Could this mess up the Carb such that it is contaminated with dirt and reduce the engine performance?

Rick71454

Well, if that cap isn't sealed, it will be harder to build a vacuum in the chamber above the diaphragm. Low vacuum will keep the throttle slide lower in the carb venturi and impact top end performance (assuming that the Buddy has a CV carb, of course.).

[Keys]

The short answer is; yes.