i am in need of help. i have a 1987 suzuki samurai. i am trying to figure out what carburetor is on it. does anyone know where i can find this. i have loked all over the carb and the ontly numbers i have found are 21-27 on the float bowl and a 7 in a circle around it with a biggeer one around it with lines conecting the two. any information will be very helpful as this is keeping me from driving my new toy. and again thank you

Hi!

In the US, Samurais were equipped with a Hitachi carburetor.

One of the first things that I would suggest is to check the condition of all of the hoses on it. As they get older, the hoses leak which affects performance.

You can get bulk replacement hose at any auto parts store.

The key to replacing damaged hose is to do the job one hose at a time.  It's pretty hard to keep track of them all if you start yanking them all off at once. If you DO lose track of which hose goes where, do a search for vacuum at Ack's FAQ (click on the link in my signature, below) for an article mapping out the vacuum hoses on a Hitachi.

Do a search for redneck tuneup for a procedure that can clean up the carburetor's jets.

Hope that this helps!

thank you very much.

I priced a carb for my '86 at Autozone-----$350!