Can't set float level

SDPintheLBC · Post by **SDPintheLBC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:10 pm

I hope somebody can help with this - I'm going on a trip Wed and I need to get this thing running.

I've been trying to cure an intermittent problem of rough running and I think I've traced it to float level.

I'm trying to set the float level which I've done several times before and now I can't do it. Just when I think I've got it, it drops. I'll let it idle and watch the level, gas it a couple of times, watch it, then it slowly drops and stalls. Other times it rises very slowly and runs nice. I've tried many combinations of shims and I'll find a combo that give me a perfect level, good running and then the level drops for no reason - just on the front carb - I guess that was my problem, not enough fuel in the front carb and trying to run off the back one, sputtering and back-firing - then the next day everything's fine.

Can the float valve be bad intermittently?

Thanks,

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:04 pm

Yes, replace the needle and seat(float valve)

SDPintheLBC · Post by **SDPintheLBC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:25 pm

OK, thanks Jim.

Is this part available at NAPA? If not, who would be a good source to get it overnighted to SoCal?

Thanks,

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:38 pm

Call /e-mail E.I., or drive out to my place in San Berdoo :idea:

SDPintheLBC · Post by **SDPintheLBC** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:26 am

OK, thanks.