Re: Help Please on Lightwin Carb issue?

[CHUCK]

quote fleetwin:

OK, well a water leak is surely a possibility You might try running the engine at WOT for several minutes, then shut it down completely. Pull the plugs and look for water droplets. These exhaust covers get pitted from salt water/exhaust as well, which might create a path for water leakage. A restricted/plugged up fuel supply would surely cause the engine to hunt at high speeds though.

I guess I should re-visit the exhaust plate; I can swap it with a less corroded one if that turns out to be the case. Some of the work I’ve done was like two years ago….so it’s tough to remember exactly what it looked like. I have been thinking that the exhaust pressure would be greater than the water pressure….and therefore it would not leak water that way….but I guess I’m wrong about that.

I did exactly that with the sparkplugs yesterday; no water droplets that I can see…..but it still might be a possibility.

The fuel flow is not the issue; although the sintered metallic filter in the tank was a devil to clean. BTW….after trying carb cleaner and brake cleaner to no avail….I found that the "Simple Green" cleaner in warm water did a bang-up job! Lightwin folks take notice!