[Mg-t] leaking carbs

[Charlie Baldwin]

I just had this happen to me last week on my rear carb.  Usually I just 
depress the plunger in the cap of the float bowl and the offending dirt 
or other problem corrects itself.  It is easy to tell if you have a 
problem if the fuel pump doesn't stop clicking.  It should fill up the 
float bowls and stop.  This is assuming that you have an original type 
SU pump.
Charlie

Dave and Liz DuBois wrote:
> Pete,
>
> I replied to Herb earlier, but didn't hit 'reply to all'.  You hit on 
> several items that I didn't address but what I did address definitely 
> covers the situation your are experiencing.  Here is what I sent to Herb:
>
> " Most probably, you have a situation where the fuel has evaporated out 
> of the float bowl to the point that the float lever has dropped far 
> enough to trap the needle in the needle valve, thus jamming everything 
> together so that the float can't shut off fuel flow.  Often just tapping 
> on the side of the float bowl will jar things loose and get you going.  
> For a permanent fix (and a better explanation of the situation) see the 
> article, Float Lever Drop 
> <http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/Other_Subjects/Fuel_and_Carburetors/Float_Lever_Drop.pdf> 
> in the Other Tech articles on my web site at: 
> http://homepages.donobi.net/sufuelpumps/"
>
> On the subject of Gross Jets, the ones being sold today are junk, but 
> the original Gross Jets that were available some 20 years ago were very 
> reliable (and, by the way, eliminate the problem that you are dealing with).
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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