Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:08 pm
Good idea I will try that first. Wish I had a pin!philz wrote:Try to pick it out with a pin.
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Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:10 pm
As soon as I turn fuel on and start the engine, fuel starts pouring out the over flow hole. Tried a few things but thinking it may be the floatdiesel wrote:Why do you need to replace that float? If something is wrong with it why not cut it?
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:59 pm
Can you get a little self-tapper to grip it?
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:31 pm
try cutting a match stick to size wet it insert it leave it for 15 mins to swell up and pull it out.
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:50 pm
Hi Ed, if it were mine I'd go along the route of cutting a small groove out between the 2 supports going back to the main body of the float to expose the pin, then with a sharp blade try dragging out the pin along the cut out. That way you could be able to save the float if needed. It only needs to be a small cut out so as to expose the pin enough to grab it with your grips
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:34 pm
That'll be the needle sticking. It has happened to me on occasion. What you need to do is tap the carb body with a blunt instrument. Don't go mad. But you may find the valve works correctly then.Snails wrote:As soon as I turn fuel on and start the engine, fuel starts pouring out the over flow hole. Tried a few things but thinking it may be the floatdiesel wrote:Why do you need to replace that float? If something is wrong with it why not cut it?
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:07 am
When you get it out fit a new red tipped needle.
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:42 am
Got a red tip in already.Chris in Margate wrote:When you get it out fit a new red tipped needle.
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:43 am
Do you need to do that a lot?Doom Patrol wrote:That'll be the needle sticking. It has happened to me on occasion. What you need to do is tap the carb body with a blunt instrument. Don't go mad. But you may find the valve works correctly then.Snails wrote:As soon as I turn fuel on and start the engine, fuel starts pouring out the over flow hole. Tried a few things but thinking it may be the floatdiesel wrote:Why do you need to replace that float? If something is wrong with it why not cut it?
Re: Someone must have seen this before and solved the proble
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:44 am
thackers wrote:Hi Ed, if it were mine I'd go along the route of cutting a small groove out between the 2 supports going back to the main body of the float to expose the pin, then with a sharp blade try dragging out the pin along the cut out. That way you could be able to save the float if needed. It only needs to be a small cut out so as to expose the pin enough to grab it with your grips
That's one of the ideas I had but was not sure whether this would hole the float or damage its buoyancy.