[Mgs] [tr3a] Help wanted (needed)

[Max Heim]

True… I shouldn’t assume that the carb work had been done correctly. Although one would think this would have been apparent immediately.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB

> On Apr 29, 2019, at 2:01 PM, lrc at red4est.com wrote:
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> I've screwed up the float adjustment before and had that problem
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> On April 29, 2019 1:51:19 PM PDT, Max Heim via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
> Float sunk, or debris lodged in the valve. This last has happened to me on more than one occasion, requiring a roadside repair. It should not happen with an inline filter and new rubber fuel lines.
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> Max Heim
> mvheim at sonic.net <mailto:mvheim at sonic.net>
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>> On Apr 29, 2019, at 1:12 PM, John DiFede via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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>> What model carb do you have???   It sounds like the float valve is stuck open.  
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 28, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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>>> Failing float bowl valve.
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>>> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 5:29 PM rcharmoz axxessgroup.com <http://axxessgroup.com/> rcharmoz at axxessgroup.com <mailto:rcharmoz at axxessgroup.com> [tr3a] <tr3a at yahoogroups.com <mailto:tr3a at yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>>> Hi Gang,
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>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> Rewind to a couple of weeks ago when I rebuilt the carbs with all new tiny little parts.
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>>> Everything went smoothly and the car ran great until today when I noticed a strong smell of gasoline while driving.
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>>> I got home and checked to find out that the front float chamber was spewing (big time) gasoline from its overflow tube.
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>>> I took it apart, checked it out and put it back together. Same problem.
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>>> I took out the jet assembly, checked it out and put it back together. Same problem.
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>>> Now, the only things that are different are the part substitutions recommended by Moss.
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>>> On the float chamber it is the lower mounting bolt assembly.
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>>> On the jet assembly, it is the rubber 'O' rings that substitute for the tiny cork washers. I've kept the large one.
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>>> It acts as though the fuel flow to the carb is obstructed somewhere. The front float chamber fills up and the gasoline just pours out of the secondary tube.
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>>> 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.
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>>> Wassup??????? I almost bought the farm on this one…
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>>> Remy
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>>> From: tr3a at yahoogroups.com <mailto:tr3a at yahoogroups.com> [mailto:tr3a at yahoogroups.com <mailto:tr3a at yahoogroups.com>] 
>>> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00 PM
>>> To: Bob Howard <mgbobh at gmail.com <mailto:mgbobh at gmail.com>>
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