Fuel coming out of a pipe on my su carb

nokia_aid · Post by **nokia_aid** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:05 am

just test ran my engine and noticed petrol coming out of one of the pipes on the carb

DEVONMAN · Post by **DEVONMAN** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:00 pm

The float needle is stuck or dirty.
Try gently tapping the base of the carb with a timber mallet.
If this does not work then you will need to remove the carb and check the float needle.

Denis

SimpleSimon · Post by **SimpleSimon** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:32 pm

DEVONMAN wrote:The float needle is stuck or dirty.
Try gently tapping the base of the carb with a timber mallet.
If this does not work then you will need to remove the carb and check the float needle.

Denis

My brother's P6 3.5 Rover years ago was plagued with this till he realized that debris from the fuel tank was getting through the filter causing said valves to stick and piss fuel from the vents

RoverP6B · Post by **RoverP6B** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:29 pm

The plastic floats can take on petrol, the bowls fill more than they should and the excess flows out of the overflow.

Ron.