Timbone
Well-Known Member
I have been bothered in float bowl leakage in recent weeks. Opened it up a time or two, bent the tangs a bit to raise and lower the float level. Still leaking. OK.
A few days ago, I couldn't give up and when I removed the bolts to the float bowl, the float tang assembly fell to the ground. So I figured that maybe while I was removing and replacing the float bowl I knocked the retaining pin off. OK. So I made a new one out of a finishing nail and reattached the float tangs. Seemed to have good action. Good!
But the float bowl is still leaking. So I push the float tangs to the closed position (as if it were pushed up by the float) and opened the petcock. The fuel was not stopped! I wonder why.
Is there some kind of special o-ring or something there that makes a tight seal when the float rises? Yes, the stopper is intact and moves up and down into the fuel inlet. I have no idea where the original pivot pin went so I can't help but wonder if another piece fell out, too.
Thanks!
A few days ago, I couldn't give up and when I removed the bolts to the float bowl, the float tang assembly fell to the ground. So I figured that maybe while I was removing and replacing the float bowl I knocked the retaining pin off. OK. So I made a new one out of a finishing nail and reattached the float tangs. Seemed to have good action. Good!
But the float bowl is still leaking. So I push the float tangs to the closed position (as if it were pushed up by the float) and opened the petcock. The fuel was not stopped! I wonder why.
Is there some kind of special o-ring or something there that makes a tight seal when the float rises? Yes, the stopper is intact and moves up and down into the fuel inlet. I have no idea where the original pivot pin went so I can't help but wonder if another piece fell out, too.
Thanks!