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Re: Float level

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Float level
From: Stuart Bollen <stuartb@voicenet.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 20:07:48 -0500 (EST)
At 10:08 AM 10/27/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Howdy all,
>        Since I beleive my prob with the carbs blowing gas has been because
>I set the float level wrong, I have a couple questions. The first one is
>How far off of 18mm do the floats have to be before they start causing
>probs? The second one is Do the carbs flood if the float level is high or
>the float level is low? The last one is Could my Grose Jets be the reason
>(or helping) my carbs flood? I read somewhere about how someone had had a
>prob with them doing that.
>
>Okay everyone, thanks and good luck!
>
>Jeff Stovall
>jstovall@earthlink.net
>"I'm God's gift to humility."
>1966 Triumph GT6 mk1
>
>
>Jeff, a friend of mine, Eric Rupert who used to be on this list, had major
problems with Grose jets. I have heard the same thing with others. Your
float level would have to be too high to cause flooding. If you have SU's,
remove the piston and look down. The gas should be about 1/16" below the bridge.
>


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