---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/30/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 09:12 AM - [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:45 AM - Re: Leaky carburetor (Roger Lee) 2. 08:14 AM - Re: Re: Leaky carburetor (kerrjohna@comcast.net) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 09:12:16 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kitfox-List: [Please Read] - Last Official Day of List Fund Raiser! Dear Listers, Its November 30th and that always means a couple of things. Its my birthday again; number 49 actually! But it also means that its that last official day of the Matronics Email List Fund Raiser! If you been thinking about picking up one of those really nice incentive gifts now is the time to jump on it!! 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Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:45:14 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Leaky carburetor From: "Roger Lee" Hi John, If the carbs are fairly old (6+years) and have never been rebuilt it's time. The two most likely causes are float arm height wrong. It should be 10.5mm measured from the edge of the carb. The carb must be off and upside down to measure this. The float needle may need to be replaced. The old style has a red tip and the new is black. If the carb vent tubes are getting different pressure readings because of placement one may be getting a negative pressure. If a float is starting to go bad it will not control the fuel level and it will come out the vent tube. Pull the bowl and pour fuel back in the bowl with the floats. The metal pins should ride even with the fuel level. If one is starting to sink replace them both. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center - Heavy Maint. Rated Home 520-574-1080 TRY HOME FIRST Cell 520-349-7056 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=389509#389509 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:49 AM PST US From: kerrjohna@comcast.net Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Leaky carburetor good information thank you.=C2- this is a new engine replacing the one th at seized when an oil seal failed at the valve lifter tube/crankcase interf ace.=C2- going through the mechanical and pneumatic synchronization now a nd into the weekend. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Lee" Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 6:44:44 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Leaky carburetor Hi John, If the carbs are fairly old (6+years) and have never been rebuilt it's time . The two most likely causes are float arm height wrong. It should be 10.5m m measured from the edge of the carb. The carb must be off and upside down to measure this. The float needle may need to be replaced. The old style ha s a red tip and the new is black. If the carb vent tubes are getting differ ent pressure readings because of placement one may be getting a negative pr essure. If a float is starting to go bad it will not control the fuel level and it will come out the vent tube. Pull the bowl and pour fuel back in th e bowl with the floats. The metal pins should ride even with the fuel level . If one is starting to sink replace them both. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center - Heavy Maint. 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