---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/28/15: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:28 PM - Re: Odd float needle problems (Richard Girard) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:28:22 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Odd float needle problems From: Richard Girard 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 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. > > -------- > 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 > > =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== > > -- =9CBlessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.=9D Groucho Marx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.