Posted by Wrench Rancher on May 27, 2017 at 06:57:19 from (75.174.189.71):
I recently purchased a '47 Ford 8n and am trying to get it up and running.
Here is my first dilemma. I rebuilt the Marvel Schebler using one of the major kits with the new jets,needles,shafts etc. I reused the brass float because it was perfect. I hooked up all the linkages for accelerator, choke and governor, turned on the gas. It fired right up but at full speed. I immediately shut the engine off and checked all my initial needle settings and fired it up again with the same results. This time, however, gas began pouring out of the air intake. Immediately I thought " stuck float" so after tapping on the carb, to no avail, I pulled the carb off again and opened it up. The Float Was Sucked Flat!
I do have another carburetor with a good float that I just installed. What would cause this to happen? I can't imagine that there would be that much suction in the carburetor bowl as to cause the float to collapse. Any ideas before I put the carb back on?
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