[Spridgets] Fuel Pump situation

David Lieb dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com
Wed Jul 9 07:51:10 MDT 2008


> I went home after work yesterday and began to take apart both float bowls
> and look at what was in them and if the valve was working properly.  The
> valve seems to be opening and closing with the float appropriately.
> I am going to swap the parts out with some spares that I have.  Maybe 
> their
> is something wrong that I am not seeing.  I just wonder why both are doing
> the pour fuel out bit.

Mike,
Moving up and down is not the issue. It only takes a tiny bit of debris on 
the tip of the needle to prevent it from sealing. Remove the float, remove 
the needle, inspect both and blow them out with compressed air. Reassemble 
and test if it will hold a vacuum when inverted.
David Lieb 


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