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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 504806" data-attributes="member: 4972">Most carbs, you can get to the main jet through the drain screw.  But the idle pickup tube, which is always what clogs up first, and causes it to idle poorly or not idle at all, needs the bowl taken off.I strongly recommend you pull, clean and rebuild all three carbs properly.   If you only get them partially clean, and the motor runs okay, but is a little lean, that will burn the motor up, and you will be replacing it sooner than later.Overheating and fuel/oil issues are the primary cause of 2-stroke engines being destroyed.ALWAYS replace the impeller and clean the carbs with a new-to-you engine.</blockquote>