Any stovebolt carburetor I can imagine will run the engine for 30 seconds at idle on the gas in the float chamber. If it won't, you've got major carburetor problems!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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