Derick, of course you can dismantle your carb. Black smoke shows you have too much fuel or too little air. Air is easiest to check so start there. Make sure that the choke is staying off, not by looking at the linkage but take off the intake and look at the choke butterfly. Fiddle with it and see if it is being held open or could it flutter closed. Start it and watch. Go through the entire air intake system looking for any possible blockage. No critters?
If you decide to dismantle the carb you will need the correct tools, those that fit properly. The trick is to look . Then look again. If you need a diagram or pictures, make one, make lots. Remember that you are trying to locate a fault so look closely at everything as you dismantle. Use a magnifying glass if necessary.
For a jet to cause your problem it would need to have fallen out.
The other possibility is that there is an air bleed blocked but they are big holes and easy to check.
Only after a thorough inspection can you blow out all the orifices, clean the parts, blow it out again, and reassemble.
You'll be fine.
John
If you decide to dismantle the carb you will need the correct tools, those that fit properly. The trick is to look . Then look again. If you need a diagram or pictures, make one, make lots. Remember that you are trying to locate a fault so look closely at everything as you dismantle. Use a magnifying glass if necessary.
For a jet to cause your problem it would need to have fallen out.
The other possibility is that there is an air bleed blocked but they are big holes and easy to check.
Only after a thorough inspection can you blow out all the orifices, clean the parts, blow it out again, and reassemble.
You'll be fine.
John
