Good point! I'll look for that also.
Thanks, Frank
Sent from my iPad
> On May 9, 2015, at 10:22 AM, Larry Wendland <bighealey3k@aim.com> wrote:
>
> It could also be a sunken or partially sunken float. If it is partially fuel
> logged, it might not have enough upward pressure to shut the float valve
> completely off. Easy enough to detect a fuel logged float by lifting out the
> float and shaking it and there should be no liquid inside it.
>
> Larry
> '67 BJ8
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
> To: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
> Cc: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, May 9, 2015 5:21 am
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stuck needle valve
>
>
>
>
> Frank--
>
>
>
>
> You've probably already spent more time thinking about a way around removing
> the lid than actually doing it, and in any case you'll want to see and know
> what is actually going on in the bowl as it could be a multitude of things
> ranging from debris, a worn pin, etc.
>
>
>
>
> Go have a look--Michael Oritt
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net> wrote:
> Just taking my BJ8 out of storage and it looks like I have a stuck needle
> valve in one of the carbs. Fuel pump continues to run somewhat and fuel
> coming out of one of the overflow pipes. Not pouring out, but not just
> dripping either.
>
> Anyone have any clever suggetions for unsticking it without pulling the float
> bowl lid off?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
>
> Sent from my iPad
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