Having recently had by carbs rebuilt I was a little concerned to find that
the (new) plastic floats seemed to be sitting at different heights. Wrote
to Burlen in the UK with the following response. The workshop manual states
.125" to .187" and does not indicate whether the plunger (presumably the
spring-loaded pip the float bears against) should be depressed or not:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burlen Fuel Systems Limited [SMTP:burlen@psilink.co.uk]
> Sent: 09 April 1999 10:50
> To: paul.hunt@agsolutions.co.uk
> Subject: Enquiry
>
> Dear Sir
>
> The late type of all plastic Floats are not adjustable, the current gap
> should be 0.062" and 0.187" with the Float arm resting on the Plunger not
> depressing it, if the level is more it should not cause a problem.
>
> Regards
>
> Stan Rawlins
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