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Old 10-03-2019, 09:54 AM   #17
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Lightbulb Probe...

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane View Post
Thanks one again for seeing this thru! The picture is upside down but the fuel is coming out of the hole in the center of the top carburator. I believe this hole is from the top where the prime tube is attached Everything was stripped, dipped and soaked in cleaner, new gaskets, floats, needle, gas lines. Could the primer solonoid keep priming?
It's likely the float that's jammed open, allowing gas to leak out.

Gently run a clean probe through the large single hole that's leaking, gently tap a few times, and see if that clears the jammed float.

You might even feel the float return to normal.
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