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Old 10-01-2015, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dale68z View Post
Are you sure the fuel is draining back? To do that on any carb I know, the fuel will need to climb up, out of the bowel.
If it has a Q jet, it is common for the metering wells to drain into the intake. Will take some cranking to clear the fuel before it will start.
Yep, it's not likely that the fuel is going to get sucked out of the bowl. Back in the day, the guy that overhauled carbs at the shop I worked at, would epoxy the plugs in the bottom of the carbs because it was so common for them to leak.
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