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I've screwed up the float adjustment before and had that problem
On April 29, 2019 1:51:19 PM PDT, Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet=
> wrote:
>Float sunk, or debris lodged in the valve=2E This last has happened to me
>on more than one occasion, requiring a roadside repair=2E It should not
>happen with an inline filter and new rubber fuel lines=2E
>
>--
>Max Heim
>mvheim@sonic=2Enet
>
>
>
>> On Apr 29, 2019, at 1:12 PM, John DiFede via Mgs <mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Ene=
t>
>wrote:
>>=20
>> What model carb do you have??? It sounds like the float valve is
>stuck open=2E =20
>>=20
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>=20
>> On Apr 28, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs
>>=20
>>> Failing float bowl valve=2E
>>>=20
>>> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 5:29 PM rcharmoz axxessgroup=2Ecom
><http://axxessgroup=2Ecom/> rcharmoz@axxessgroup=2Ecom
>>>=20
>>> Hi Gang,
>>>=20
>>> I realize that this forum is geared to restorers, but there is so
>much knowledge to be shared, I thought I'd tap into it=2E
>>>=20
>>> Rewind to a couple of weeks ago when I rebuilt the carbs with all
>new tiny little parts=2E
>>>=20
>>> Everything went smoothly and the car ran great until today when I
>noticed a strong smell of gasoline while driving=2E
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> I got home and checked to find out that the front float chamber was
>spewing (big time) gasoline from its overflow tube=2E
>>>=20
>>> I took it apart, checked it out and put it back together=2E Same
>problem=2E
>>>=20
>>> I took out the jet assembly, checked it out and put it back
>together=2E Same problem=2E
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> Now, the only things that are different are the part substitutions
>recommended by Moss=2E
>>>=20
>>> On the float chamber it is the lower mounting bolt assembly=2E
>>>=20
>>> On the jet assembly, it is the rubber 'O' rings that substitute for
>the tiny cork washers=2E I've kept the large one=2E
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> It acts as though the fuel flow to the carb is obstructed somewhere=2E
>The front float chamber fills up and the gasoline just pours out of the
>secondary tube=2E
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> Since the car starts and drives (sputtering a bit until it gets up
>to speed) while all this is happening, I assume fuel is getting to at
>least the rear carb, and likely the front carb as well=2E
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> Wassup??????? I almost bought the farm on this one=E2=80=A6
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> Remy
>>>=20
>>> =20
>>>=20
>>> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00 PM
><BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups=2Ecom
>>> Subject: [tr3a] Re: [Mgs] Bleeding brakes question=2E=2E=2E
>>>=20
>>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=
=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s=
pace; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I've screwed up th=
e float adjustment before and had that problem<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote">On April 29, 2019 1:51:19 PM PDT, Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox=2Ete=
am=2Enet> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0=
pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1e=
x;">
Float sunk, or debris lodged in the valve=2E This last has happened to me =
on more than one occasion, requiring a roadside repair=2E It should not hap=
pen with an inline filter and new rubber fuel lines=2E<div class=3D""><br c=
lass=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic=2Enet"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic=2Enet</a></div><d=
iv class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">O=
n Apr 29, 2019, at 1:12 PM, John DiFede via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@a=
utox=2Eteam=2Enet" class=3D"">mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet</a>> wrote:</div><b=
r class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span style=3D"font-f=
amily: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: nor=
mal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-i=
ndent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -=
webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" cl=
ass=3D"">What model carb do you have??? It sounds like the float val=
ve is stuck open=2E </span><br style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-si=
ze: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: norma=
l; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transf=
orm: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-widt=
h: 0px;" class=3D""><br style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; fon=
t-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spa=
cing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; wh=
ite-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" clas=
s=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; fon=
t-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spa=
cing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; wh=
ite-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" clas=
s=3D"">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Verd=
ana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-w=
eight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;=
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text=
-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Apr 28, 2019, at 6:36 PM,=
Richard Lindsay via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet"; clas=
s=3D"">mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet</a>> wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><=
/div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12=
px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; let=
ter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; te=
xt-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -=
webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Failing float bowl=
valve=2E</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 5:29 PM rcharmoz<span class=3D"Ap=
ple-converted-space"> </span><a href=3D"http://axxessgroup=2Ecom/"; cla=
ss=3D"">axxessgroup=2Ecom</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </=
span><a href=3D"mailto:rcharmoz@axxessgroup=2Ecom"; class=3D"">rcharmoz@axxe=
ssgroup=2Ecom</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[tr3a] =
<<a href=3D"mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups=2Ecom"; class=3D"">tr3a@yahoogroups=
=2Ecom</a>> wrote:<br class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0=2E8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-=
style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><u=
class=3D""></u><div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=
=3D""><div id=3D"m_1322536497773774782ygrp-mlmsg" class=3D""><div id=3D"m_1=
322536497773774782ygrp-msg" class=3D""><div id=3D"m_1322536497773774782ygrp=
-text" class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></=
div><div class=3D"m_1322536497773774782WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: r=
gb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Hi Gang,<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></=
span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family=
: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">I realize that =
this forum is geared to restorers, but there is so much knowledge to be sha=
red, I thought I'd tap into it=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Ca=
libri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Rewind to a couple =
of weeks ago when I rebuilt the carbs with all new tiny little parts=2E<u c=
lass=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73,=
125);" class=3D"">Everything went smoothly and the car ran great until tod=
ay when I noticed a strong smell of gasoline while driving=2E<u class=3D"">=
</u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font=
-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" cl=
ass=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">I got home and checked to find out th=
at the front float chamber was spewing (big time) gasoline from its overflo=
w tube=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color=
: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">I took it apart, checked it out and put it =
back together=2E Same problem=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cal=
ibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">I took out the jet a=
ssembly, checked it out and put it back together=2E Same problem=2E<u class=
=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 1=
25);" class=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, san=
s-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Now, the only things that are=
different are the part substitutions recommended by Moss=2E<u class=3D""><=
/u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-=
size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" cla=
ss=3D"">On the float chamber it is the lower mounting bolt assembly=2E<u cl=
ass=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, =
125);" class=3D"">On the jet assembly, it is the rubber 'O' rings that subs=
titute for the tiny cork washers=2E I've kept the large one=2E<u class=3D""=
></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" c=
lass=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif=
; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">It acts as though the fuel flow to t=
he carb is obstructed somewhere=2E The front float chamber fills up and the=
gasoline just<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class=
=3D"">pours</u><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>out of th=
e secondary tube=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-s=
erif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=
=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;=
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Sin=
ce the car starts and drives (sputtering a bit until it gets up to speed) w=
hile all this is happening, I assume fuel is getting to at least the rear c=
arb, and likely the front carb as well=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></=
u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-fa=
mily: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><u class=3D=
""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, =
125);" class=3D"">Wassup??????? I almost bought the farm on this one=E2=80=
=A6<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(=
31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span>=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cal=
ibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Remy<u class=3D""></=
u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" clas=
s=3D""><u class=3D""></u> <u class=3D""></u></span></p><div class=3D""=
><div style=3D"border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-c=
olor: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=3D""><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><b class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,=
sans-serif;" class=3D"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; fo=
nt-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-converted-=
space"> </span><a href=3D"mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups=2Ecom"; target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">tr3a@yahoogroups=2Ecom</a><span class=3D=
"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:tr3a@yahoogr=
oups=2Ecom" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">tr3a@yahoogroup=
s=2Ecom</a>]<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D=
""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </spa=
n>Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Bob Howard <<a href=3D"mail=
to:mgbobh@gmail=2Ecom" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">mgbo=
bh@gmail=2Ecom</a>><br class=3D""><b class=3D"">Cc:</b><span class=3D"Ap=
ple-converted-space"> </span><a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet"=
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet</a>=
<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>List <<a href=3D"mail=
to:mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">=
mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet</a>>; TR3b Mail List <<a href=3D"mailto:tr3a@y=
ahoogroups=2Ecom" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">tr3a@yaho=
ogroups=2Ecom</a>>; Biturbo <<a href=3D"mailto:BiturboZentrum@yahoogr=
oups=2Ecom" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">BiturboZentrum@=
yahoogroups=2Ecom</a>><br class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:</b><span cla=
ss=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[tr3a] Re: [Mgs] Bleeding brakes =
question=2E=2E=2E<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p></div></div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u></p></div></div></div></div></div=
></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br class=
=3D""></div></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with =
K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E</body></html>
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