Ah the list. Public thanks TJ Pokrefke, Trevor Boicey and a few others for
talking me through how a carb works.
I finally realized the logic of a carb and made a syllogism:
Carbs regulate the amount of gas according to operating conditions.
The amount of gas was toooo great so it flooded immediately.
Therefore, the carb is not regulating the gas.
(Many years of education to make the above relationships! Money well spent???)
So what regulates the gas, the float, and I had turned my carb upside down
to solder the poppet closed during a detox. Maybe I jammed the float in a
way that kept the gas valve fully opened.
I took the bowl off, made sure the float moved freely and reassembled. With
trepidation, my son turned the key while I watched and voila!, the engine
caught immediately. It sounded just like an engine out of tune which it was.
Chalk up another success for the list. You are invaluable.
:)
Bill
'76B
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