Bolens 1050 - Carb troubles and a bit of a spring tuneup

Today I give my 1978 Bolens 1050 some love. The carb is in desperate need of a good clean but for now, I'm going to try some fuel additives. I had trouble with blow by and also recently hiccups and misfires. So with the fuel additive to clean the carbs a bit and some Bardahl thick oil additive to assist with blow by, I breath a bit of fresh life into the old 10 horse power engine. I plan later this year to completely rebuild the carburetor, but for now, hopefully these magic potions get my old tractor rolling a bit more smoothly until I can find the money to give it a proper cleaning and rebuild.
Rebuilds aren't cheap and require usually all new gaskets, bearings, etc depending on what you're rebuilding of course. The carb rebuild is $36 US dollars from Samsbolens.com so not to bad for that. The engine is a lot more though and thats only IF I can find a piston and rings for it which it badly needs..
This bit of maintenance will keep it going for another month anyways!
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[@wyattfisher8760]

how did your tuneup work? did it stop the blow by issues?

[@MicahGallant]

howdy, thanks for the comment. it definitely improves it, much less oil burning. have 20w50 in there

[@joshuaschmitz4958]

How much oil did u put in it

[@MicahGallant]

Joshua Schmitz hi, filled it back up to fill line. It was down a half litre already I think...l I didn't fill past the dip stick mark.

[@joshuaschmitz4958]

My 1050 gets the blow by but its not that bad most the time

[@johnstratton5637]

hi i was wondering how you have your gas fuel line hooked up do u have any pics the way it is hooked up i have bolens 1050 but i need some help hooking up the the fuel line from the tank over to the carburetor and what sizes fuel line should i use

[@MicahGallant]

thanks for the comment. its dark out now but it runs from the tank, around the front of the engine over top the fly wheel area and under the carb. its standard fuel line size - just buy 'fuel line'. pretty sure its all the same stuff. i have a fuel filter inline as well. does that help?

[@johnstratton5637]

can you get a pic of yours fuel line sometime

[@sixbanga9524]

john stratton normally its a 1/4 inch fuel hose and runs from tank threw the shroud of the motor into a fuel filter into the carburetor