[lro] Carb woes

From: A. P. (Sandy) Grice (apg4@pinn.net)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 14:02:49 EST

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     Jim Hall <jimfoo@purplemountain.net> wrote:

    >Yes, I only had two, my one bbl weber, and a zenith that I had just
    >put on before I went to Moab, but had not taken off road yet. Any little
    >downhill and the engine would instantly die and wouldn't restart until
    >things leveled off again. Worked ok uphill though. So I put the Weber
    >back on. It worked fine downhill, it worked fine uphill, but it didn't
    >work well over bumps. This kind of sucked when going up the Dragon's
    >Tail? in the dark. I did slowly make it though. The third time was just
    >adjusting the float level in the Weber. Worked great after that.

    I had a similar experience with my current Zenith, but only upon turning
    right. It seems that the cross-shaft for the float consists of much harder
    brass than the float itself. Consequently, elongated or eliptical holes
    get worn in the float leading to erratic float movements when other than
    straight and level. Mine would slosh too much fuel down the carb throat
    and the engine would choke off. A used, replacement float cured the problem.

    Cheers
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