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24-08-2021, 11:20 PM | #1 | ||
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Hello folks, I would like to overhaul the carburetor on my standard KB Laser 1.5 litre with a kit. As I understand it, there were two different brands; Hitachi and Aisin and I don't know which one I have so that I can buy the correct overhaul kit.
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25-08-2021, 12:45 PM | #2 | ||
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It's an Hitachi. The Emblem is Hitachi's.
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25-08-2021, 05:29 PM | #3 | ||
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I think the difference was if the vehicle was built before or after 1/12/1982?
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25-08-2021, 05:41 PM | #4 | ||
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A stylised rising sun per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi "Odaira coined the company's toponymic name by superimposing two kanji characters: hi meaning "sun" and tachi meaning "rise".
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25-08-2021, 07:14 PM | #5 | ||
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Thank you so much to both aussiblue and GTLEGEND for your help. I didn't even think of searching for trademarks or company logos...hangs head in shame.
You've made the job just that much easier. regards, cb |
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25-08-2021, 07:56 PM | #6 | ||
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Hitachi stopped using that logo for most things in 1992 so it probably wouldn't be familiar to a lot of people but there was a time when it was seen often in Australia on their washing machines and TV's that were also more common here back in the 70's and 80's.
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28-08-2021, 08:18 AM | #7 | ||
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That washing machine seems so familiar. Am sure we had one - or very similar - in the house when I was a youngster. I'll plead ignorance as washing machines were of no interest to me at the time but must have walked past it 5 million times...between you and me, washing machines still don't interest me that much - except when they break. Then in our house, nobody gets any peace as all hell rains down.
Sorry I'm prattling on. Thanks for the photos regards, cb |
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