Re: More On Carburetor Leaks

Posted by DJ.voyce on March 05, 1998 at 23:50:34

In Reply to: Re: More On Carburetor Leaks
posted by Joe on March 05, 1998 at 06:47:32

: Hmm!Looks good and I never thought of this.
: It makes sense considering the relative softness of the brass of the float versus the hardness of the steel needle.Think of all the vibrations necessary to wear to this point.
: I suppose you can use solder to fill in the dimple so you won't have to bend the bracket "galley west" to get the float seam parallel to the flange.
: I plan on checking mine tonite.
: thanks,
: Joe
G'Day Joe,
Marco's hit on a common carburettor problem associated with the needle valve contacting the brass tang on the float, however I wouldn't recommend filling with solder as you'll end up with the same problem within in a very short time as the solder is soft & would soon have its very own dimple. Rather follow his advice & polish the dimple out.
Regardz
DJ.
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