[TR] SU carb fuel bowl

[Tony Drews]

On uncle jack's race car he ran the vent lines out of the engine 
compartment so that if gas DID run out of them it would be well away 
from the header.  Seems like a good idea...  That's what they did on 
my old Kawasaki, and I'd occasionally leave a stream of gas if a 
float or two stuck.

Tony Drews

At 03:23 PM 6/4/2012, Bud Rolofson wrote:
>Could switch to ZS carbs. They don't vent they just weep a little in
>various places.
>
>Best preventative thing is to keep the fuel chambers clean of stuff
>that will cause fuel valves to stick and then flood. One of my pre- 
>trip tasks especially for long trips is to drop the bottom of the fuel
>chambers and clean them out.  The carbs stay on but I gently blow some
>air around the underside to get as much dirt as possible out of the
>fuel system. I have two fuel filters (one before the fuel pump and one
>before the carbs but I still find something in the fuel chamber
>bottoms every time I pour the contents into a nice white bowl.
>
>
>Bud Rolofson
>
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>On Jun 4, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Frank Fisher wrote:
>
>>i think all the points are valid. flash points/vapors etc.
>>but i find most of those are tests and observations in controlled
>>environments.
>>i don't care to try those in the uncontrolled environment of my
>>precious.
>>after my uncontrolled experiment with my VW i recommend venting off
>>to some place with a little more safety margin.
>>just my thoughts
>>Frank