Best Carburetor

[RES]

Who makes the best carburetor (Walbro, Tillotsen, Bing, Zama)? Any opinions? I have a choice of several for my 038. Comparing the Tillotsen to the Bing, the Bing looks like better quality.

 

[davefr]

I've always had the same question as to whether there's a carb manufacturer that's consistently better then the others.

For your 038 beware of the Bing 48. If you ever need a rebuild kit they're incredibly expensive. (around $50 vs. <$10 from the other manufacturers).

 

[Simonizer]

I like Walbro and Tillotson.

 

[Lakeside53]

Walbro, Tillotson and ZAMA are all fine on saws. I'm not a fan of ANY of the fixed H jet versions for any of the above...

 

[pbtree]

Walbro, Tillotson and ZAMA are all fine on saws. I'm not a fan of ANY of the fixed H jet versions for any of the above...

I can agree with that!

 

[RES]

Thanks for the advice. I see that Bing was not one to the choices. Is that because of the expensive rebuild/repair kit?

 

[Gypo Logger]

I think that Tillotson is probably the most versatile carb in that it is used more frequently when mix/matching with other saws, even saws with 25 years difference between them.
John

 

[Lakeside53]

Thanks for the advice. I see that Bing was not one to the choices. Is that because of the expensive rebuild/repair kit?

It's an "old-ball" - see very few of them. They do work well though... I'm 80% sure that you can get economical kits for these... they are just really expensive from Stihl.