Q: re assembly of my carburator , spring fell off

asked by on August 20, 2016

hello , Kinda situation here i was cleaning my carburetor two barrels nikki made in japan and while i was disassembling it , a spring fell off along with the float and the valve . I don't know where that spring goes i wish i could attach a picture it fell off the main body
My car has a manual transmission.

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