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float bowls on HS6 carbs

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Subject: float bowls on HS6 carbs
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 21:01:09 -0500
Sunday at the Mitty I came in from the race running on two cylinders. The 
cause was that the single bolt holding the float chamber to the body of one 
carb had fractured and the float chamber was hanging by the hoses.

I've seen this happen on two other cars and both resulted in underhood 
fires. Thank goodness I didn't have that, but I could have. I thought those 
two incidents were too isolated to worry about. Wrongo.

Has anybody else had this problem? If so, does anybody have a way to 
prevent this, other than replacing the 40-year-old bolt?

uncle jack 

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