Great tip, Doug. That's a way to check the float level and needle valve performance without getting petrol all over everything. (Wish I'd thought of it.)
Thanks, Donald. > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:31:53 -0500 > From: Douglas Braun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Also try this: Make sure fuel is delivered to the carbs under pressure (i.e. > run the car for a few seconds or work the little priming lever of the fuel pump), > carefully remove the piston chamber, the piston, the needle, and the spring, > and look straight down into the jet. You should be able to see the fuel > level in the jet, about 1/4" down from top surface of the jet. > (A flashlight helps!). If the fuel is overflowing out of the > jet, you obviously have a problem with the float or needle valve. > > Doug > > > At 08:10 AM 3/23/2003 -0500, Donald H Locker wrote: > >Definitely check the float level, check the needle valve assembly for > >wear or dirt and verify that the float is not saturated with fuel > >(i.e. sinking rather than floating.) Any one of these could cause > >excess fuel to flow into the engine. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
