EPA Weenie-fied Carbs on Power Tools

More than likely it's the EPA's doing. The manufacturer has to warranty this crap at their own expense. If it's not the EPA's doing and the manufacturers are to blame, then the manufacturers will disappear much sooner than if the EPA is responsible. Of course, regardless of which entity is to blame, the consumer gets it in the rear in the end. But I'd have to conclude that ultimately the government is at fault here, much like it is in just about everything else that is screwed up in this country.

Definitely the EPA.

Funny story, a few years ago I was contacted for product destruction for a tractor trailer load of chainsaws. Cheap chinese brand I'd never heard of.

Those carb settings are mandated and they have to be tamper resistant, per EPA, so we don't, you know, destroy the environment with 2 cycle fumes lol.

This company had a tractor trailer load of chainsaws come in that had incorrect settings according to the EPA. They determined it was cheaper to simply throw them away than to pay to have the reset and reinspected. EPA said, throw away hell, they have to be destroyed and we have to watch.

Hurt my feelings to see the compactor roll back and forth over a giant pile of chainsaws. Buuut, charging triple per ton and a hefty haul and documentation fee to fill out a piece of paper and take a couple of pictures cushioned the blow. It's a good gig when you can get it.

I can't swear to it but I'm pretty sure a couple of them mysteriously disappeared when the inspector had his back turned.
 
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Honda used a D screw on their carb for adjustments also. I took an empty 22 casing and got it shaped so it would fit. Then remove adjustment screw and take a dremel and cut a slot in it. I didn’t figure this out by myself but got it from the motorcycle forum.
 
Definitely the EPA.

Funny story, a few years ago I was contacted for product destruction for a tractor trailer load of chainsaws. Cheap chinese brand I'd never heard of.

Those carb settings are mandated and they have to be tamper resistant, per EPA, so we don't, you know, destroy the environment with 2 cycle fumes lol.

This company had a tractor trailer load of chainsaws come in that had incorrect settings according to the EPA. They determined it was cheaper to simply throw them away than to pay to have the reset and reinspected. EPA said, throw away hell, they have to be destroyed and we have to watch.

Hurt my feelings to see the compactor roll back and forth over a giant pile of chainsaws. Buuut, charging triple per ton and a hefty haul and documentation fee to fill out a piece of paper and take a couple of pictures cushioned the blow. It's a good gig when you can get it.

I can't swear to it but I'm pretty sure a couple of them mysteriously disappeared when the inspector had his back turned.

Yeppers. This story is a prime example of government logic, in which there is not dollar-cost, no time-cost, and no resource-cost limit to sticking to the rules.

That destruction was an obvious waste, start to finish. In one statement, they completely invalidated ALL the natural resources expended to excavate and process the raw material for all the metals and plastics used in their construction AND the construction of their replacements which must take their place. Not to mention the additional resources expended in their actual destruction and their final disposition after you delivered them.
 
You want to talk about those EPA mandated "no spill" gas cans? All those things do is leak.

Buy the aftermarket spout to replace it with for a few bucks.

The gas can can't be sold without the no-spill spout (which, ironically, I have spilled FAR more gas through than I ever did with the original spouts), but YOU can replace them all you wish.
 
I am a professional wrench and I do not even screw with small engine carbs anymore. I buy a new one off ebay for $10-15 and be done with it. Carbs suck anyhow there is no sense wasting your time screwing with one when you can get another that cheap.
 
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