Carb Flood

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Carb Flood

Postby MotorpoolMac » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:34 pm

Has anyone experienced the carb flooding when you turn off the engine? If I turn it off and the try to start it within a half hour or so it is flooded and takes a lot of cranking. Any ideas? Thanks!

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Re: Carb Flood

Postby deadline » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:17 am

Flooding is most likely the carb fuel inlet needle not seating or is worn. Check the float level, check/clean the needle valve, the seat and the tab that the needle rides on the float.

After operation, the fuel pump is still pressurized (the gas pump dome is called a pulasator and is pressurized) at basically still at system pressure and can put additional fuel into the bowl if the needle leaks.
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