I would buy a bowl gasket (item 137, B&S number 806481) and a needle valve (item 105, B&S 807706) My instructions are to be very careful, closely observe what you are doing , make notes, and take plenty of pictures of how everything connects to the carb BEFORE you start loosening any screws, bolts or other stuff. Most folks get into trouble by not marking their teardown trail adequately. When you think you have enough pictures, take some more. After you get the carb removed from the engine, you should disassemble the carb within the confines of a large cookie pan (with sides) or "biscuit pan". This will help keep stuff from getting lost. You will need to buy a can of spray carb cleaner (Carb medic or Gumout brand) to clean up the varnish and sludge. Wear eye protection when spraying the parts and do this in a well ventilated area (outdoors is good). You will use the straw (taped to side of can) to deliver the cleaner into all the passages and holes. Clean the outside of carb before you take the bowl off. Remove the bowl by removing the threaded nut (B&S calls it a plug) in the center bottom of bowl. If your carb has a fuel solenoid instead of a plug, remove the solenoid to get the bowl off. The presence of a fuel solenoid dictates that it must be tested too as a defective fuel solenoid can also cause a "fuel starved condition", so let us know if a solenoid is present (to get details on addressing that). Once you get the bowl off, examine the junk that has accumulated in the bottom of the bowl. If you find anything coarser than talcum powder (just a comparison) collected in the bowl, that same coarse junk might be clogging the jets. Even water has the capability to plug a jet (especially the small pilot jet). Carefully remove the pin (item 104) that holds the float (item 133) in place and lift out the float with the needle attached (darn good time to take some close-up pics). Remove the main jet (item 117) only if it has slots to engage with a large flat screw driver. If it does not have the slots, don't mess with it. The "idle air screw" (item 94) needs to be removed so you can clean out its passages. Before you remove the idle air screw, you need to very gently turn the screw CLOCKWISE, carefully COUNTING THE NUMBER OF TURNS it takes to seat the valve, DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN this screw, just until you feel it get snug when it bottoms out. WRITE down the number of turns and fractions of turns on a piece of paper that you will keep. If you have compressed air available, use it to your benefit to blow out all passages while they are still wet with cleaner. After you have done a few sprays of cleaner followed by compressed air, spray cleaner into all the holes and let it stand. If you have a piece of wire (paper clip or tie wire) probe into the main jet and/or passages to help knock loose any granular solids that could be there. After about 10 minutes, spray some more and let it stand. Do this about 3 or four sprays and after your last spray, blow out all the holes and passages thoroughly. Assemble the carb (refer to your pics) with the new needle valve and gasket. When you install the idle air screw, run it in til it bottoms, then back it out the exact number of turns and fractions that you recorded in the teardown procedure. Put everything back together on the engine exactly as it was before (refer to your pics) with new hoses and a new fuel filter. Let us know about whether a fuel solenoid is present so we can cover you on testing and cleaning it.

I'm sorry for the loss of your mom. I lost mine the day after Thanksgiving (alzheimer's -- the cousin of ALS) and my dad at the end of April I know my mom would not have wanted to keep me from a trip. In fact, she waited until I left her room. My dad also passed after I went home to get a little sleep and before I could get back. One of the hospice nurses told me that happens in a majority of cases. They may not want you to witness their last breath. Your photos are beautiful and it looks like a wonderful way to reconnect with life, reflect and recharge. I hope you felt your mom's presence and her blessings while you were there. I know she was in your heart. The memorial service sounds perfect for her, you and your sister.

Gelded horses are neutered males; their testicals have been removed. It's the same as male dogs and cats that have been neutered, but on a larger scale. I'm not sure exactly how this is accomplished; Buck was about 8 years old when I got him and it had been done several years earlier. Young male cattle, destined to become part of our food chain, are neutered very early. They are then called "steers." Steers that grow up to maturity are called Oxen. They're often used as draft animals. I hope someone corrects me if I'm wrong, but here's some of the animal terms I understand. Horse...young male unneutered horse Stallion...sexually mature horse, unneutered Filly...young female "horse" that has not had a foal Mare...female horse that has given birth to a foal Foal...young horse still nursing or up to a certain age (6 months???_ Heifer...young female bovine that has not had a calf Cow...female bovine that has given birth Calf...newborn bovine up to a certain age Steer...young, neutered male bovine Bull...sexually mature male bovine Ox...mature neutered bovine Mule...a hybrid cross between a female horse and a male donkey. Mules are genetically sterile. Oh, and male donkeys are "Jacks," and females are "Jennies." I don't know what their foals are properly called. The male animals we commonly eat, cows, pigs, roosters (capons) are neutered to improve the flavor and tenderness of the meat.

Pam, when I got home tonight, I went straight to the pond and pulled out - correction, that should be - tried to pull out a tub of lilies. All the lilies on that end of the pond had grown together. I cut off the end of a tuber with roots on it and then noticed a bud on what appeared to be tuber in the same pot. I peeled it open and it was pink. So I think that one is Pink Opal. Then I spied a spotted pad and tried to find where it came from. There was a tuber that had grown through the pot, but it was the only thing with spotted pads, so I cut the tuber (and a section of pot with it). You can cut the rest of the pot off, but I thought you'd know which was which if I just left it on. If that doesn't bloom yellow, let me know and I'll mail you the right one when it blooms. I only have one yellow lily so if it blooms yellow, that's it. If it blooms any other color, take a picture and I'll tell you which one it is.