Aric Datesman wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Had to move the TR3 this afternoon to make room in the garage and noticed
> that upon starting a stream of gasoline was shooting out the overflow port
> on the rear carb bowl (don't know what its really called.... I believe that
> this is the port that is directed into the front of the carb on later
> models).
>
> Naturally, I shut it down real quick once I saw the gas coming out. Not
> much pressure there, was easy to plug it up with my finger.
>
> I assume that this is a symptom of a stuck needle valve? Just take it
> apart, clean and reassemble? Or just wait until it gets above 35 degrees?
> :-)
>
> Thanks much,
>
> -aric.
Aric,
In addition to replacing the needle valves with the gross jets, make
sure there is no crud on the float shaft and the float itself. I had a
float get stuck once. Cleaned the jets until I was blue in the face and
still gas came out the overflow. It wasnt until I cleand out the float
bowl and noticed the float was stuck. Crud on both the shaft and the float!
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
1998 T-Bird
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