I found the rear one had very little gas in it. Maybe the valve was
stuck closed as the result of really old gas?
Anyway, I blew through the line to free it up. Any clue what oil to use
to refil the front pot? I dumped the thing out on the ground in my
fiddling.
I'd be a little disgruntled at the wee bit of a car if not for the fact
that the Grand Cherokee is stranded this morning due to a leaky
injector. ;-)
- K
jello@ida.net wrote:
>Float valves are easy. If you know where the float bowl is, remove the
>top of the bowl, and there should be a long thin brass thing on it
>(internal to the float chamber). Remove the pin holding the arm on, and
>use the right sized wrench to remove the float valve. Check the surfaces
>to see if they are worn or not - if worn, replace, if not, clean with carb
>cleaner.
>
>Installation is the reverse of removal (I always wanted to say that)
>
>Phil Bates
>'67 MGB
>'58 MGA
>
>
>
>>Same problem this morning. Just fine for a few blocks and then I seem
>>to be running on two cylinders. Compression check shows 110 all around.
>> Plugs are wet.
>>
>>Like I said, I don't know a thing about SUs, even though I've heard
>>about them on the Datsun 510 Bluebirds mailing list for years. How do I
>>fix a dirty float valve?
>>
>> - Kendel "late to work" McCarley
>>
>>Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> If it reeks of gas when running, it's obviously flooding. That smoke
>>>you thought was blue, could have been black. The fact that the
>>>problem came and went doesn't indicate major internal engine
>>>problems. It could be just a dirty float valve.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> CR
>>>
>>>
>>>Kendel McCarley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>By accident, I acquired a '72 Midget last week (I swear, it just
>>>>followed me home). Tonight, I had it out for the first time, running
>>>>a few errands and getting about five miles from home. On the way
>>>>back, I lost power and wasn't able to get over 40 mph. At a stop
>>>>light it died. When I started it back up as the light turned green,
>>>>I returned to full power for a while until turning left and I went
>>>>down again. Lots of blue smoke on starting it back up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It reeks of gas when driving along. I'm just running the gas that
>>>>came in the tank when I bought the car.
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