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Carb problem solved! Thanks to you for helping me become a neophyte mechanic 140-160

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posted by  MacIsaac on  Mon Mar 29 13:29 CST 2004
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posted by  MacIsaac on  Mon Mar 29 13:33 CST 2004
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So I took the carb apart today, bent the float tab, put it back together, and took her for a spin. The float had been set WAY too high. No wonder it was flooding all the time.

Anyway, it ran and idled smoother than ever before, and most importantly, when I shut it off, no flooding, and it started after 5 minutes.

Thanks to you for helping me out!

Greg MacIsaac








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posted by  someone claiming to be Niel on  Tue Mar 30 09:44 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Great. This motivates me to fix mine as well. It's not that bad, but does waste a lot of fuel. Idle is also not so good, and this morning I've realised that it is probably flooding for a brief moment every few seconds while idling. All along I was looking for an electrical problem...








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posted by  someone claiming to be Rhys on  Mon Mar 29 19:22 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Good job Greg! It always feels great to fix such things - especially at no cost eh?
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Carb problem solved! Thanks to you for helping me become a neophyte mechanic 140-160

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posted by  MacIsaac on  Mon Mar 29 13:33 CST 2004
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(Oops - posted that last one without message by mistake)

So I took the carb apart today, bent the float tab, put it back together, and took her for a spin. The float had been set WAY too high. No wonder it was flooding all the time.

Anyway, it ran and idled smoother than ever before, and most importantly, when I shut it off, no flooding, and it started after 5 minutes.

Thanks to you for helping me out!

Greg MacIsaac







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