chicowoodhill
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Hi - Ford 841 gas with TSX 662 carb.
Runs great BUT will occasionally starve on gas. When it does, it idles low ok, but increase RPMs and she dies.
It's often like this at cold startup, but can then happen after a couple of hours running.
Best way to get it running is pound upside the carb with something heavy. Hit it hard a few or many times and eventually it clears up the problem and it's back to work.
Has a fairly new tank and shutoff valve and fuel line made from brake line. Glass gas filter seems ok...I think...
So...seems like it's a sticky float. I've rebuilt it twice, and opened it up numerous times, but can't see any reason for sticking. Measured float tang, it's ok, don't see float rubbing on the bowl anywhere.
So before I (gulp) buy a new carb, does anybody have any thoughts? Why the float might stick? Any way to verify it's the carb and not the delivery system? I'd hate to buy a new carb for big $$$ and have the same problem...
Thanks...
Runs great BUT will occasionally starve on gas. When it does, it idles low ok, but increase RPMs and she dies.
It's often like this at cold startup, but can then happen after a couple of hours running.
Best way to get it running is pound upside the carb with something heavy. Hit it hard a few or many times and eventually it clears up the problem and it's back to work.
Has a fairly new tank and shutoff valve and fuel line made from brake line. Glass gas filter seems ok...I think...
So...seems like it's a sticky float. I've rebuilt it twice, and opened it up numerous times, but can't see any reason for sticking. Measured float tang, it's ok, don't see float rubbing on the bowl anywhere.
So before I (gulp) buy a new carb, does anybody have any thoughts? Why the float might stick? Any way to verify it's the carb and not the delivery system? I'd hate to buy a new carb for big $$$ and have the same problem...
Thanks...