Thanks a bunch to everyone who gave me suggestions on fixing the carb that was
overflowing and for the great overview on how the carb floats work. It turned
out
the float did have gas inside of it and was partially sunk, so I replaced it and
all is well again!
Kevin Koskela
'67 1/2 1600
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Kevin Koskela wrote:
>
> > I have been lurking on the list for quite awhile and appreciate all the
> > great info, but I'm still a neophyte when it comes to the car. Today I made
> > the brilliant move of adding some Marvel Mystery Oil to the pots on both
> > carbs (because they appeared really low) and changing the fuel filter.
> >
> > Immediately I started having a problem with a steady stream of gas pouring
> > out of gas overflow tube on the carb closest to the firewall when I started
> > the car. I figured I overfilled the damper pots and brought them back down
> > to the level where they were, but the gas is still pouring out when the
> > engine is running. So I figure it must have something to do with changing
> > the fuel filter. No way I can even attempt to run the engine with all that
> > gas flooding out. Any ideas on why this carb is dumping gas but the other
> > one seems fine? Thanks for your help!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin Koskela
> > '67.5 1600
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