Re: Flooding carburetors

[ADAM GIBB]

Kyle,
You didn’t mention what type of carbs you are working on. OMC carbs have a bowl vent that must be free flowwing to let the air out so that the float will rise and close the inlet needle. When looking at the carb, the is usually a hole in the front face beside the throat. If you follow that passage, you will find that it goes back in the body and then turns down to the bowl. I had one that I though was clear, but the carb was overflowing. Frank Robb suggested that if I was sure that my needle and set were good, that a blockage in the vent passage must be the cause. As usual, he was right and it now works as it should.