On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>wrote:
> The cork seals would create an air leak, they would have nothing to do with
> a fuel leak.
> Paul, here is the deal. A fluid, any fluid, will always seek its own
> level. Picture if you will a clear plastic tube. If you hold it in a U
> shape and pour some water (or gas or whatever liquid) into it the liquid
> will settle to where the two ends are level. Now raise one end of the tube
> up far enough and the liquid will pour out the other end. The high end is
> your float bowl, the low end is your jet.
> Now looking at your carb when mounted onto the engine the level in the
> float chamber needs to be at the level or just slightly lower than the top
> of the jet. When properly set the fuel is right at the top of the jet and
> the passing airflow sucks the fuel out and into the air stream.
>
> - If the level in the float bowl is above the jet, the fuel will run
> out of the end of the jet.
> - If the level in the float bowl is correct but the jet is set too low,
> the fuel will run out of the end of the jet.
> - If the needle and seat on the inlet of the float bowl leak, the fuel
> will run out of the end of the jet.
> - If the float in the float bowl doesn't, fuel will run out of the end
> of the jet. (brass floats can leak, even a tiny bit of fuel inside will
> cause the carb to flood. Plastic floats can become fuel saturated and not
> float at the right height again causing flooding.
>
> One of these is the cause of your problem.
>
> Never forget what I was told by a weber carb specialist who was explaining
> the difference between carbs and fuel injection.
> "Fuel injection squirts fuel into the engine. Carbs SUCK."
> :-)
> Rick
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