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Re: Leaky carb



60 plus pumps! Jeez Mike, no wonder you got in chiropractic stuff! I' wasn't 
saying that a fuel pump couldn't be the answer, just to look in other places 
as well.

Kendude

>From: "J. Michael Shaw, II" <MikeIIDC@domain.elided>
>To: "Ken Hitchcox" <kenlipo@domain.elided>, <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Leaky carb
>Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 20:50:40 -0700
>
>
>
>
> >Ross and Mike,
> >
> >When I had a 2210 on my 345, it would drain the float bowl in about a 
>week
> >also. Exactly 29 pumps of the pedal while cranking it over and the thing
> >would fire right up.
> >
> >So, instead of doing the right thing, I threw on a 2300. Fires right up
> >everytime, even when sitting for a week. So, I'm guessing it doesn't have
>to
> >be a fuel pump thing.
>
>Ken, Ross, and Mike-oh, wait, I'm Mike!
>
>Yes, if we are talking about times of a week or so sitting, this is plenty
>of time for your carb to drain enough to have this effect.  And if you are
>talking about 29 pumps of the accelerator, ditto.
>
>In my case that I was mentioning before, it would do this any time it sat
>for more than four hours, and would take a minimum of sixty pumps while
>cranking to catch and fire.  For years I walked around with a right calf a
>full seven inches larger than my left!  Good thing I got rid of that
>beast!!!
>
>Michael
>


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