Re: Carb Leaking
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:51 pm
Aaaaaand it's leaking again. Gas all over.
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Technical Forum here. Either add this update to the original thread, or state the vehicle in the subject header with a little history for continuity's sake.whc03grady wrote:Aaaaaand it's leaking again. Gas all over.
Any truth behind the suspicion that an electric fuel pump can put out too much psi for the float valves--which some say can be wrecked by as little as 2 psi?
Here's one such: http://www.holley.com/12-804.asp.Where do you get an adjustable pressure regulator that goes down to 1.5 psi anyway?
It is in the Bentley, idle the engine, take off the top, measure from carb body to fuel level, I just did it to Chloe three hours ago.whc03grady wrote:No I didn't check the float level. I'm afraid the Bentley isn't especially helpful either. What if it's off? Fit a different washer to the float valve? Okay, then what? Fill the case with gas again if it's wrong? I don't understand what, exactly, I'm to do. It's a bit like belling the cat.
These carbs were rebuilt by keifernet.
Any truth behind the suspicion that an electric fuel pump can put out too much psi for the float valves--which some say can be wrecked by as little as 2 psi? Where do you get an adjustable pressure regulator that goes down to 1.5 psi anyway?