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Carburetor Still Leaking

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8N John

11-14-2004 22:36:13




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After I turn off my 8N (and before I turn off the fuel), gas is leaking out of the small hole in the bottom of my carburetor at a good pace...a small continuous stream of gas (a lot more than dripping). I recently bought a carb kit because of this problem and replaced many parts and gaskets (but not the float).

The float looked OK, but I don't know what a bad float looks like. Any advice on what the problem could be?

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ZANE

11-15-2004 05:37:58




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 Re: Carburetor Still Leaking in reply to 8N John, 11-14-2004 22:36:13  
Place the float in an open container with enough gasoline to float the float. If it floats one side lower than the other it has gas in it and won't cut off the flow of gas to the carburetor.

Replace it with a new float.

Zane



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souNdguy

11-15-2004 05:03:50




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 Re: Carburetor Still Leaking in reply to 8N John, 11-14-2004 22:36:13  
What Dan says, and.. one way to prevent this in the mean time is to simply turn the gas off at the fuel bowl, and then let the engine starve down. That leaves you a nice non-flooded carb for the next start... Also keeps you from forgetting to shut the gas off and possibly hydraulically locking the engine.

Soundguy



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Dan

11-15-2004 04:55:01




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 Re: Carburetor Still Leaking in reply to 8N John, 11-14-2004 22:36:13  
Newer neoprene tipped needle and valve assemblies leak when new. I usually need to rap the side of the carb with a wooden side of a screwdriver to seat it when new. You can remove the float and shake it very close to your ear and see if you hear any sloshing. This would indicate a hole in the float. Also, you can submerse the float in a glass of very hot water and if there is a hole you will see a steam of bubbles coming from the hole. I have had limited success in repairing a hole in the float, but have used JB Weld while waiting on a new float.

Good luck,
Dan

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