Thanks for the input guys. I'm really hopeful it's not a problem with
the float valves, I just put in brand new Grose jets this fall. Shortly
before that, I added new filters pre- and post-fuel pump. I also
installed a new fuel pump, but it's not an MG pump (heresy I know). It
was the lowest pressure pump I could locate locally. To test it and the
Grose jets, I turned on the ignition and let the pump run, watching the
jets under the piston on the carbs. I didn't detect any gas running out
of the jets, so I pretty much assumed everything was working ok. I can do
this same test and get the same results, and I don't see any running out
of the cannister, it only happens after it's been running and is then
turned off. Does this still sound like a float valve problem? If the
pressure from the pump is high and the engine is suddenly cut off, would
enough gas flow through before the Grose jets closed to allow this to
happen? Would it be unreasonable to clamp the emission line off until I
can get a pressure restricter delivered to reduce the flow pressure from
the generic gas pump?
-Scott Allen
js-allen@students.uiuc.edu
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