Re: Carbs and alternators Was: Re: "On the road again ..." (Long)

ryan marro wrote:
> 
> List,
> With all of this talk about carbs... I'm thinking or doing that fuel
> injection conversion to my Bugeye. :-)  My carbs (I have a '74 1275 in my
> Bugeye and the associated carbs) would not stop flooding.  I bought the
> Haynes techbook on the carbs, but couldn't figure out the problem. 

With the later style plastic (no metal tab) floats, to adjust them you
have to shim down the needle valve.
Very simple, just remove the valve and insert a washer or two, replace
the valve and see if it leaks.


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