[Mgs] Weber carb info

Ed Woods fogbro1 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 22 09:16:07 MDT 2007


Fuel delivery is not the problem. I did, however, use a higher proportion of 
fuel system cleaner than recommended for the 5 gallons of petrol I put in 
the tank. Comments on too much cleaner???

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1 at comcast.net>; <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info


> Any sediment should lie at the bottom, it is highly unlikely any would 
> float on top of the fuel, and the pickup is between the bottom and the top 
> of the fuel anyway.  A brownish stain, rather than visible grains, is 
> normal in other than a complete brand-new system.  After such a long layup 
> it could be anything, I'd start by checking fuel delivery, it should 
> deliver *at least* one Imperial pint per minute at the carb, consistently 
> and with minimal bubbles, and in practice an SUI should deliver closer to 
> two pints.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>I think your statement, after years of sitting may be the clue.  Unless 
>>you
>> flushed out the gas tank I'd bet there is some sediment in there thats 
>> mixing
>> with the fresh gas to cause a problem.
>
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