stuck floats<arggggggggggggg!!!!

[Kain]

Driving to jack in the box it stalled in the middle of the intersection,had a hard time getting it started,after a minute it fired got food went home stalled in front of the house no biggy change in my work cloths and take the air cleaner off an see the carb s full of gas to the top full.

going to change the fuel filter and clean the needle and seat,hope thats all it is i just rebuilt the darn thing a couple of months ago. today is just not my day
(the dentist sucks)face is still numb after 8 hours.

 

[diesel4me]

Sometimes you can clamp the fuel line shut with pliers or vise grips (rubber portion of the line if you have one near the carb) and let it run out of gas,then un-clamp it and try starting it up again..if your lucky the incoming rush of fuel will hopefully dislodge what might be holding the needle valve open and it'll go back to normal..I've used that trick with success a few times when dirt or tiny chunks of rubber hose were holding the needle off its seat..

I've had a lot of lawn tractors have the rubber hoses start coming apart bit by bit thanks to todays ethanol gas and the hoses being old enough to lack the proper material to withstand exposure to it..the carb bowls and filters are full of granules like black pepper that eventually clogs the carb or makes them flood..I'm sure it can happen to older vehicles as well..

 

[Kain]

ya i can tap on the carb and it will start but couple of minutes it will stall again

 

[Kain]

i have a earls filter i found in a parts box so i am going to take off the cheap on and clean the carb

 

[Kain]

well it was the cheap fuel filter crapped out and was putting junk in the carb.

 

[dhcomp]

well it was the cheap fuel filter crapped out and was putting junk in the carb.

Ouch. Good it was an easy fix though!

Wix filters. For everything. Always.

 

[wasted wages]

Blonde girl drops her car off at the shop.....say's its stalling...

she returns an hour later and it's running fine,,,,



she asks..."what was wrong with it ? "

mechanic says .... "ah... no big deal,, just crap in the carburetor"...

Blonde: " how often do I have to do that ??? "

 

[Kain]

^thats just dirty

 

[diesel4me]

One day a salesman was driving down a gravel road in his old Ford...the car stalls,and he coasts to the side of the road...gets out,opens up the hood,and stares at the engine..he's not much good at mechanical stuff,and says "man,I wish I knew whats wrong with this thing"...

Suddenly a voice comes from behind him.."Its the Carbuerator",it says..shocked,he spins around,and see nothing behind him but the shoulder of the road,a barbed wire fence,and an old mangy horse!..

He looks at the horse and says "dont tell me YOU said that"!,,

"Why YES I DID",says the horse!.."I'm telling you,its that carbuerator,those cars all have junk carbs!"..

Bewildered,the salesman says "man,I must be flipping out--horses cant talk!...I haven't had a drink in days,so I am not drunk..maybe the hot sun fried my brain"...

"No,the horse replied..I CAN talk,and I'm the smartest horse in pucker county too!"...

Then the salesman starts thinking..hmmmm--if I can get the horse to let me ride him,maybe he can bring me to a phone or a place I can get help"...

Just then,he hears an engine coming closer..its a farmer,on his farm tractor..he pulls up,shuts the engine off,and says "Car Trouble Bub?"..

"Yeah,it just DIED on me,with no warning"...

"Well,its probably just the distributor cap".."I think I have one back in the barn that'll fit it"..."Hop on the back and I'll give you a lift "..

The salesman said "I think I'm cracking up--for a minute there ,I SWORE that horse talked to me!"...

"He DID,the farmer replied...he's a pain in my butt--he never shuts up,and thinks he knows everything!--thats why I tie him WAY out here,away from the barn!"...."drives me NUTS"..

"But--HE says it's my Carbuerator thats the problem",the salesman says...

"Ehh,dont listen to HIM,that horse dont know NOTHIN' about carbuerators!"..--he's a terrible LIAR too!..

 

[Fordum]

I don't know about that horse, but all sheep lie, every one of them.........