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| Subject: | Re: Odd float needle problems |
Richard, I believe the reddish colored needle valves are the latest formula
to deal with ethanol gas. I got them for rebuilding a pair of 64's a couple
of years ago and again when I needed just a needle valve last year. Sounds
more like the steel portion is oversize. Since it's three lobed you can't
just measure them with a micrometer. A ring gauge might work if you know
someone with these very specialized gauges.
Good luck and Happy New Year.
Rick Girard
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net>
wrote:
>
>
> Three weeks ago replaced the primer bulb on the Firestar II, and then
> unintentionally spammed the list with more than 1 post - will try not to
> do that today.
> Two weeks ago got ready to fly the Firestar, it has a 582 with the usual
> Bing 54's. Once again could not get the engine to prime, and eventually
> discovered that the float needles of both carbs were stuck up in the seat
s,
> and would not let any gas in. Eventually got them to let gas in by rapidl
y
> flicking the float arm until I could see the needles drop down, then it
> primed and ran normally.
>
> Ordered 2 carb kits. (Interestingly, carb kits with float needle, gaskets
,
> O-rings, etc. are cheaper than just ordering only the float needles. ???)
> Since it got up 74 degrees today in E. Tennessee, seemed like a good day
to
> fix things. With the carbs on the work bench, one of the float needles wa
s
> once again stuck in the float seat, and did not want to come out. Slipped
a
> needle awl through the little spring that goes through the float needle
> pin, and almost broke the little spring trying to get the needle to relea
se
> & come out of the seat.
>
> Once out, inspected the seat, appeared normal. However - the ends of both
> float needles are not the usual black, but sort of deep peach or almost
> brick color. With everything back together with new parts, everything
> primed normally and the floats, etc. did OK.
>
> Not sure what to think of all this, but since things have been slow on th
e
> list lately, thought I would pass it along. and one of you guys might kno
w
> what to make of it. Bogus parts in the last rebuild? No idea here.
>
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> Richard Pike
> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>
> Would you consider yourself to be a good person?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWcDXT6pH7A
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=451442#451442
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