On 11 Jan 2006 18:36:21 -0800, "Doug"
wrote:

Does it leak gas when "flooding"? Or does it just go too rich. One
possibility is you have a float with a leak in it. This will make the
carb run rich and even leak due to overflow. Just an idea.

Just get a mechanic and have him take it apart. There is some FAA
thing, but if you send it out for overhaul, theres no biggie. He can
take it apart, just cant put it back together. Some mechanics can put
them back together though. I dunno, all that FAA stuff but there is an
issue there. Some mechanics work on carbs and some don't. Find one that
will. Have him take the bottom off the carb, check the workings out,
find out whats wrong and fix it. Ask around.

I know what you mean about wanting to find the problem. That way you
make sure it gets fixed. Otherwise its just some kid in a shop who
could care less.


When I got it back on the ground and looked, gas was running out of it
like crazy! Fuel pressure went up to about 10psi with the electric
pump on and normal is around 6+. I didn't have a flashlight, but it
looked like it was running out of both the main jet and the
accelerator jet when the fuel pump was turned on.

Short version of my mechanic situation: The guy I've worked with for
15 years died in July. He could fix anything, and I have no doubt I'd
have already learned the cause if he was still around. I do have a
mechanic (who was with me when it quit), but he mostly does
restorations, not repair. We took it apart and the float seemed fine.
I will check that out further though by submersion. Our thoughts are
that something either caused the float to hang up, or something is
going on in one of the chambers we can't analyze. I don't know how
the accelerator pump works well enough to know if something goes wrong
with it if fuel could flow through easily causing this flooding
condition.

Thanks for your reply, and all others who have responded. I'm open to
comments from anyone who may have good knowledge about this situation.

z