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Originally Posted by Achilles
.... The guy I bought the carb from assured me that the bike it came from ran great and they had just taken the bike apart a week prior. I decided not to clean the 'new' carb since I was repeatedly told that it worked great.
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The carb may have worked great before he took it off the bike, but if he did not completely drain and dry the carb, there is a possibility that any residual gas left in it has dried and now clogged your jets. How long had the bike sat without running before the carb was finally taken off the bike? How much Seafoam did you use and how long did you wait for it to work? Right now I'm not a really big fan of Seafoam, however many swear by it, some not so much. On a rare ocassion it has caused a
carb to become clogged.
You best bet is either manually clean the new carb or put your old one back in and just replace the damaged diaphragm and spring.