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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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I just looked at the car and ther venturies on the secondarys are leaking alot of fuel even at idle. then when i turn the car off they keep leaking untill fuel pressure is gone. Any clue why it would do that? I pulled the float adjustment and it wasnt sticking. you think somthing could be stuck open or the flost stuck somehow?
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Could be a sunk float or a bad needle and seat mabye
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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Could be a sunk float or a bad needle and seat mabye
I would agree with this, i have that problem on a few cards in the past, mostly the rodchester qjets.(was usually debris in the needle valve)

What I used to do to fix it without pulling the carb apart was to disconnect the fuel line and plug it, then start the engine and let it run out of fuel. after that I would used compressed air to blow out the needle valve through the fuel inlet line and replace the filter. that usually worked. if the float has sunk though you will need to replace the float and reset the float level and drop.
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