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Old 08-20-2008, 09:07 AM
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Took the car out for a quick spin. Ran fine until I stopped at a light, then it ran rough and wanted to stall. Coaxed it home and stalled in the garage. Lots of fumes/smoke from pipes after stall.

Pulled air cleaners, and found fuel dumping into the front carb from the primaries. Cranked engine while trying to adjust float level. The more I adjust (lower) it keeps pouring out the sight hole. At least it stopped pouring into the intake from the carb primaries.

I'm thinking the needle is stuck open in the front carb primaries, which may have been the cause of the oroiginal problem. If ity was stuck open, and kept filling the bowl, my friend would have kept lowering the adjusting screw, whiich eventually bent the tang when it bottomed out.

I know the float was correct and the fuel level adjusted before taking it out for the ride. Therefore, the needle stuck open afterwards.

What do you think, and how do I fix it?
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