Re: [T3] Flooding carbs

[Daniel Baum <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>I believe that's precisely the problem that I had. I installed brand new 
float valves, and both of them flooded. I installed old ones I had in my 
parts store, and now they're fine. One of the new ones was bad out of 
the box and I changed it months ago. The other one went bad recently and 
I changed it today.

Daniel

BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote:
> Daniel wrote:
>
> > Now the right-hand one is flooding. You can see fuel pouring into it
> > after the engine is shut off. Today I tried replacing the needle-valve
> > and the needle valve seal, and I tested the float to see whether it was
> > punctured. As far as I can see, nothing helped.
>
>
> When this happened with my son's car, the real problem turned out to be a bad 
> "new" float valve. Actually it was a bad pair of them, as I guess the rebuild 
> kit had sat on the shelf too long. I ended up using the old ones, as they 
> didn't stick open. I don't know how they did that, but after I changed them for 
> the old ones, the problem was corrected. I hope this helps, and just a thought.
>
> Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
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