Re: Ever seen this stuck float problem?

[frankr]

quote beerman57:

First problem like it I’ve seen. Made us wonder, when you’re running along, does the float stay just slightly open – letting in as much fuel as is being used, or drop, fill the bowl, then wait a little before dropping again to let more fuel in? The float had to drop a good way before it would hang up on the seat gasket. Tested it after grinding a hair off that tab, with the carb upside-down, the weight of the float would seal it off well enough to have fuel spray out when disconnecting the fuel hose.

As you are running, the float drops enough to let fuel flow in, then it rises enough to shut it off. This is going on constantly. It doesn’t normally drop very much. At least that is true if the fuel supply is able to keep up with the demand.

Personally, I haven’t seen the problem. But I have seen a number of complaints on these forums about the soft tipped needle valves. There are some people that routinely throw away the new soft needle and use the old metal one. I’ve never been able to understand that because the soft ones have never failed me but work very well. That is why I suspect you might have discovered something.