<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I've screwed up the float adjustment before and had that problem<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On April 29, 2019 1:51:19 PM PDT, Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 29, 2019, at 1:12 PM, John DiFede via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">What model carb do you have??? It sounds like the float valve is stuck open. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class="">On Apr 28, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Failing float bowl valve.</div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 5:29 PM rcharmoz<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://axxessgroup.com/" class="">axxessgroup.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rcharmoz@axxessgroup.com" class="">rcharmoz@axxessgroup.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[tr3a] <<a href="mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups.com" class="">tr3a@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><u class=""></u><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div id="m_1322536497773774782ygrp-mlmsg" class=""><div id="m_1322536497773774782ygrp-msg" class=""><div id="m_1322536497773774782ygrp-text" class=""><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="m_1322536497773774782WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Hi Gang,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">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.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Rewind to a couple of weeks ago when I rebuilt the carbs with all new tiny little parts.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Everything went smoothly and the car ran great until today when I noticed a strong smell of gasoline while driving.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I got home and checked to find out that the front float chamber was spewing (big time) gasoline from its overflow tube.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I took it apart, checked it out and put it back together. Same problem.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I took out the jet assembly, checked it out and put it back together. Same problem.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Now, the only things that are different are the part substitutions recommended by Moss.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">On the float chamber it is the lower mounting bolt assembly.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">On the jet assembly, it is the rubber 'O' rings that substitute for the tiny cork washers. I've kept the large one.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">It acts as though the fuel flow to the carb is obstructed somewhere. The front float chamber fills up and the gasoline just<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">pours</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>out of the secondary tube.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">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.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Wassup??????? I almost bought the farm on this one…<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Remy<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><div class=""><div style="border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">tr3a@yahoogroups.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:<a href="mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">tr3a@yahoogroups.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Bob Howard <<a href="mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">mgbobh@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>List <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>; TR3b Mail List <<a href="mailto:tr3a@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">tr3a@yahoogroups.com</a>>; Biturbo <<a href="mailto:BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[tr3a] Re: [Mgs] Bleeding brakes question...<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. 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