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| malcolm2 |
 Feb 4 2024, 08:36 AM
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Nice day for a drive yesterday.... Drove some, filled up with gas and drove a bit more.
Woke up this morning to smell gas in the garage and noticed a pool of fuel on the floor. I removed the air filter and see a drip in one barrel. 1 barrel is very wet and even has a pool sitting on one side of the plate. The others are wet, so they could be dripping, but less frequent. You know gas, it will evaporate pretty quick. looks to be coming from the center of #14, Aux Venturi. I removed the Main Jet on that barrel (47 - 50), hoping to get it to stop dripping. I think it stopped. What is causing this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) I should add that Dual Carbs are new, set up at AC.net... now out of business. Last summer I fully adjusted, and sync'd them. Had been running really well, parked for about a month. Total of about 800 miles on the whole rebuild.  |
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| VaccaRabite |
Feb 5 2024, 09:20 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,605 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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All IDF style carbs have 2 large prominent plugs (they used to be lead I don't know what they are made of these days). They are known for leaking and have been the cause of many fires over the years. When the plugs fail they drain all the gas out of the bowl out and down on to your engine.
Found the thread! http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=133490 Zach |
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malcolm2 Weber 40 IDF is dripping Feb 4 2024, 08:36 AM
MikeK Sounds like a cracked float allowing fuel past the... Feb 4 2024, 09:35 AM Robarabian If the carbs are new, it may just be a stuck floa... Feb 4 2024, 09:51 AM malcolm2 I did pull the float on the worst side. I will re... Feb 4 2024, 10:51 AM Superhawk996 Here is the thing- fuel tank on a 914 is lower tha... Feb 4 2024, 11:37 AM malcolm2 apologies.... my 914 is L-Jet.... My Bus has the ... Feb 4 2024, 12:53 PM MikeK Personally, I'd pull both carbs and set the fl... Feb 4 2024, 02:06 PM MikeK weber float adj. Feb 4 2024, 02:13 PM malcolm2 help me out here.... you say the phenolic spacers ... Feb 4 2024, 02:37 PM malcolm2 Floats are reset to 10 and 32. Cleaned the top pl... Feb 4 2024, 05:50 PM
Superhawk996
Got one suggestion to use a float valve with a r... Feb 5 2024, 08:17 PM gnomefabtech How much gas is in the fuel tank? Check to make su... Feb 4 2024, 06:09 PM malcolm2 have not checked, but I did take the fill cap off ... Feb 5 2024, 07:32 AM VaccaRabite Are you sure its not the two large lead plugs in t... Feb 5 2024, 07:57 AM malcolm2 what is a LEAD PLUG?
To get the top plate off, I ... Feb 5 2024, 08:38 AM MikeK
help me out here.... you say the phenolic spacers... Feb 5 2024, 09:21 AM MikeK One last thing. The lead (led, not leed) plug is ... Feb 5 2024, 09:27 AM rhodyguy The plugged holes are also for getting core cavity... Feb 5 2024, 06:21 PM malcolm2 I got screwed by the USPS. Pierce got the order, ... Feb 23 2024, 02:04 PM malcolm2 maybe the holes in the side of the valve body are ... Feb 23 2024, 02:07 PM malcolm2 I finally had time and the temp was good in the ga... Mar 4 2024, 09:47 AM Superhawk996
Viton did the trick.
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Curious if the... Mar 5 2024, 10:44 AM stownsen914 Two questions:
1. What fuel pump are you using? It... Mar 5 2024, 03:38 PM malcolm2
Two questions:
1. What fuel pump are you using? I... Mar 9 2024, 08:07 AM malcolm2
[quote name='malcolm2' post='3132120' date='Mar 4... Mar 9 2024, 08:01 AM malcolm2 new question here tho.....
anyone use a QFT press... Mar 4 2024, 09:56 AM porschetub
new question here tho.....
anyone use a QFT pres... Mar 4 2024, 03:28 PM malcolm2 Just sitting all week at the last regulator settin... Mar 9 2024, 08:10 AM malcolm2 This issue is never ending......
I took the regul... Apr 1 2024, 09:42 AM Superhawk996 Post picture of where you have fuel pump mounted r... Apr 1 2024, 05:18 PM malcolm2 Had a similar thought. Run the hose, at least some... Apr 1 2024, 09:37 PM Superhawk996
Regardless, the damn viton tipped float valve s... Apr 2 2024, 06:54 AM malcolm2 i have some feelers out to see what the OEM L-JET ... Apr 2 2024, 10:00 AM Superhawk996
i have some feelers out to see what the OEM L-JET... Apr 2 2024, 11:21 AM flipb
i have some feelers out to see what the OEM L-JE... Apr 2 2024, 01:20 PM nditiz1 Carbs will always have a gas smell when left to si... Apr 2 2024, 04:43 PM malcolm2
Carbs will always have a gas smell when left to s... Apr 2 2024, 06:39 PM malcolm2 hose path today. yellow line comes out of the btm... Apr 2 2024, 06:48 PM Superhawk996 That’s a lot of hose (white path)
Could do thi... Apr 2 2024, 07:29 PM malcolm2 I like your idea. found a few decent pictures of ... Apr 2 2024, 08:19 PM nditiz1 My feeling here is it's getting kind of crazy ... Apr 3 2024, 07:13 AM malcolm2 AC.net is out of business, but bought the new idf ... Apr 3 2024, 08:01 AM Superhawk996 Just a side note on gauge vs pressure.
I wouldnâ... Apr 3 2024, 08:21 AM nditiz1 I do trust ACN as most of my carb knowledge came f... Apr 3 2024, 08:57 AM malcolm2
I do trust ACN as most of my carb knowledge came ... Apr 4 2024, 01:38 PM Superhawk996 Random thought:
Is your tank vented properly? Pr... Apr 3 2024, 09:59 AM malcolm2
Random thought:
Is your tank vented properly? P... Apr 4 2024, 01:32 PM Nogoodwithusernames You sure those venting lines are clear and not plu... Apr 5 2024, 09:57 AM |
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