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#31364 02/08/2005 6:44 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | Took a nice long drive today. 15 miles. I stopped at a coffee shop for about 5 minutes and when I got back in the truck, it would not start.
The base of the carb was covered` with gas. When I tweaked the throttle, gas sprayed out of the spot where the shaft of the butterfly sticks out. I fiddle-farted around for a few minutes and then sat down a drank my coffee. I figured I'd pour an ounce or two of gas down the carb and see if it sparked at all. It coughed a bit and then caught and I drove the rest of the way to work.
1. What do you think happened?
2. What causes that gas to leak?
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#31365 02/08/2005 2:35 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 | Jim,
I'd ck your float level. | | |
#31366 02/08/2005 8:14 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Do you have the wood/phenolic spacer between the carb and manifold? It's purpose is to keep the carb from getting heat-soaked and boiling over. If you don't have it then you need to check your float level or replace your needle & seat.
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#31367 02/08/2005 8:31 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | You probably had a piece of dirt in the needle & seat letting fuel to keep flowing & flooding the engine. I like to keep an inline filter between the tank & pump & a small filter in the carb inlet. 
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#31368 02/08/2005 11:02 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 578 | I do have the spacer, and the carb is a factory rebuild about 1.5 yrs old. I'll do the in-line filter and see if I can figure out the float level. Hopefully there's info in the manual.
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