Why I hate carbs, Stuck open float on Elwood |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Why I hate carbs, Stuck open float on Elwood |
ClayPerrine |
Sep 21 2020, 01:00 PM
Post
#1
|
Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,474 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Saturday we took Elwood to cars and coffee. We were leaving early so we could stop and get some breakfast on the way.
Betty started the car up, and we left. We didn't make it off our street before we started smelling gas and Betty said that there was no power. So we turned around and pulled back into the driveway. I immediately took off the air cleaner, and found that the rear float had stuck open on the right hand carb. The bores were full of gas, and there was a nice geyser out of the vent tube when the pump was on. I immediately unplugged the CD box, and using a rubber mallet and some targeted percussive maintenance, I was able to un-stick the float. So now I have to clear out all the gas. The gas had gotten down into the cylinders and the engine was hydraulically locked. So I pull the plugs on that side to empty out the cylinders. So we can join the action as Betty and I try to clear the flooded cylinders, courtesy of our ring camera: View on YouTube (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) And that, my friends, is another reason for me to hate carburetors! |
bzettner |
Sep 21 2020, 04:29 PM
Post
#2
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 211 Joined: 2-June 13 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 15,951 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Ah, but at least those of us in Texas both Saturday and Sunday got to enjoy some GREAT weather....hence, you could have been quite hot and sweaty AND smelling like gas!
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 21st May 2024 - 07:54 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |