Need Help With Carburetor Float Type

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

it will slowely eat away at the smog pumps seals because it was not designed to do that, but it will work

 

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

dont you think it will run lean?

 

[Russ2251]

i hate float carbs. period.

An advantage to bowl carbs is that most debris that gets past tank (including small quantities of water) will enter bowl and settle to bottom avoiding ingestion by induction system. Acts as a kind of sediment collector or bowl. Before fuel injection came along, bowl carbs were the only game in town for cars. Some were actually made of glass for visual inspection while operating.

 

[jr dragster T]

A glass carb bowl? Kinda odd.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

A glass carb bowl? Kinda odd.

Never seen one? A lot of older equipment has a glass bowl filter on the tank. Tractor supply still sells these filters.

 

[Russ2251]

Last time I saw one was on a '62 Rambler. Common on old outboards as well.
I have a few Army surplus Briggs bowls (WWII era) that Mr. McCormic is referring to.

 

[sayre315]

well i dont like floats Mr. Russ just because i have alota trouble with em

and yes Tyler i am gonna use daiphram carbs my hole life LOL
tillotsons have a bolt hole circle the alot of bowl type carbs have

 

[Russ2251]

well i dont like floats Mr. Russ just because i have alota trouble with em

You're young. Learn them. They operate similar to a toilet. Much easier to trouble shoot if problems arise.
Regarding diaphragm carbs, are you familiar with pop off pressure? If not, you're gonna have to.

 

[sayre315]

lol toilets
yea, now that you mention that they are similar
its just that i've had to help my dad fix our toilet so many times im tired off 'em
so speeking hipothetikley i would rather choose a vacuum toilet from an airplane than a toilet from my house that uses a bowl and gravity

no i am not familiar with it
wat is it?

 

[Russ2251]

Pop off pressure is the point at which needle valve opens allowing more fuel in. Requires special tools (pressure and height gauges) to adjust to factory specs or to modify for high performance applications. These 'special tools' are not needed on bowl/float carbs. You can repair any bowl carb with tools already in your toolbox.

 

[sayre315]

realy?
hmm