A hose had cracked off the bottom of the rear float bowl. Any gas that
went into it went straight onto the ground. Once I changed the filter
and exercised the pump a little, the problem was very easy to find.
I'll change a tank I've already done POR-15 to into this car tomorrow.
Right now, I need to get to an important meeting (and hour and a half
late)!.
Thanks, all!
Max Heim wrote:
>on 5/20/03 8:52 AM, Kendel McCarley at kmmccarley@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>
>
>>I found the rear one had very little gas in it. Maybe the valve was
>>stuck closed as the result of really old gas?
>>
>>
>
>If you really want to clean the valve you need to remove the cover from the
>float chamber. Extremely simple, all you need is a flat-bladed screwdriver.
>Detach the fuel line and overflow hose (if present), and remove the three
>screws. The rest is as Phil describes below. You will probably find some
>gunk in the bottom of the chamber, too.
>
>
>>Anyway, I blew through the line to free it up. Any clue what oil to use
>>to refil the front pot? I dumped the thing out on the ground in my
>>fiddling.
>>
>>
>
>Any engine oil will do.
>
>
>>I'd be a little disgruntled at the wee bit of a car if not for the fact
>>that the Grand Cherokee is stranded this morning due to a leaky
>>injector. ;-)
>>
>>- K
>>
>>jello@ida.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Float valves are easy. If you know where the float bowl is, remove the
>>>top of the bowl, and there should be a long thin brass thing on it
>>>(internal to the float chamber). Remove the pin holding the arm on, and
>>>use the right sized wrench to remove the float valve. Check the surfaces
>>>to see if they are worn or not - if worn, replace, if not, clean with carb
>>>cleaner.
>>>
>>>Installation is the reverse of removal (I always wanted to say that)
>>>
>>>Phil Bates
>>>'67 MGB
>>>'58 MGA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Same problem this morning. Just fine for a few blocks and then I seem
>>>>to be running on two cylinders. Compression check shows 110 all around.
>>>>Plugs are wet.
>>>>
>>>>Like I said, I don't know a thing about SUs, even though I've heard
>>>>about them on the Datsun 510 Bluebirds mailing list for years. How do I
>>>>fix a dirty float valve?
>>>>
>>>>- Kendel "late to work" McCarley
>>>>
>>>>Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
/// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|