Dear List:
Thanks everyone for the sugggestions to alleviate the leaking float problem.
After whacking the bowls with a plastic screwdriver end, the problem
decreased markedly, but not completely. Inspecting further, I found that
the pressure from the fuel pump had dislodged the fuel line near the in-line
filter. Apparently, the DPO (does that mean Dumb Prior Owner, or Dead Prior
Owner?) had attatched the filter using some sort of homemade paperclip type
of wire, instead of a clamp. Installing a new clamp on the hose solved the
problem. Now under normal conditions, idling for instance, how often should
the fuel pump click? Once or twice per minute perhaps? I never noticed the
clicking before until this problem cropped up.
Another question about the altitude sickness thread: As someone pointed
out, the problem is not an air deficiency, but an oxygen deficiency. Oxygen
is only 25% of the atmosphere. Wouldn't one want to enrich the mixture in
order to get more oxygen into the cylinder? Perhaps I should take a trip
out there so as to experiment first-hand.
Regards,
Charles
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