REME 245 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I recently had the carbs on my Daimler Armoured Car reconditioned and upon fitting them today I noticed that one leaked out of the top cover gasket which could not be cured by tightning the bolts. The petrol could be seen bubbling out. Upon starting petrol could be seen pooling in the throat of the carburetor which could not be seen in the other. I am thinking that the carb is flooding either due to a problem with the float or the valve is not operating allowing the pump to over pressurize the float chamber. Any comments anyone please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Could be a bit of dirt in the needle valve on that carb, or incorrectly set float height. The float chamber cannot 'over pressurise', but will flood if over full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankdiver Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Its usually the float set wrong or as Richard has said dirt in the needle valve . When the fuel does not come in a sharp tap on the top of the inlet sorts it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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