[T2] clogged carbs

[c.dreike]

I would think that after a week or so, especially in hot weather, the 
fuel in the carb may have evaporated out. Had the problem with a 
progressive weber.

Chris


On 6/18/2015 7:03 PM, Dave Gillingham wrote:
> Here are the post repair findings:
>
> Tried the carb spray, and the darn thing ran better when I sprayed the left carb.  Figured out that the left side was not running at all by pulling the plug wires - except on the carb spray.
>
> Pulled the cover of the carb and replaced a suspicious looking float valve.  Negative results.  Float bowl was mostly empty.
>
> Decided to replace the fuel line tee (it was plastic and shouldn’t have been there anyway) with a brass piece, and the sucker started right up.
>
> Kind of a head scratcher.
>
> Thanks for the advice!
>
> Dave Gillingham
> Owner/Broker
> Coronado Island Realty
> O: 619-435-0145 x 103
> M: 619-992-5318
>
>
>
>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 4:11 PM, Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks.  I bought a can of similar stuff.  Also bought Kadron rebuild kits and three new filters just in case.
>>
>> Dave Gillingham
>> Owner/Broker
>> Coronado Island Realty
>> O: 619-435-0145 x 103
>> M: 619-992-5318
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dave Gillingham's problem reminds me of my own recent experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> it was running poorly, but this time got worse instead of better.  Couldn't even make it back to the driveway.
>>>>
>>>> My question:  Short of pulling the carbs and cleaning them out, is there an easier way to blow some air through the carb, or clean the jets?
>>> As I reported this January,
>>>
>>>> I gambled $7 at Don's Emporium on a 12-oz aerosol can of Valspar® Renew throttle body cleaner (contains mainly acetone but also heptane & carbon dioxide).
>>>> 	The mfr's claims are precisely:
>>>> 		Quickly removes deposits and carbon build up from throttle bodies, carburetors, chokes and choke linkage.
>>>>
>>>> Could not have been easier:
>>>> 1  warm up engine
>>>> 2  lift air-cleaner nozzle off top of carb
>>>> 3  rev engine to 3000 - 4000 rpm
>>>> 4  spray Renew down carb intake
>>>> 	The engine promptly quits firing, so you quit spraying within a second to allow the engine to rev up anew.
>>>> 	Result: drive off suavely without hesitation let alone stalling.
>>> 	Dave, you may or may not need 2 cans so as to spray simultaneously into your exotic Kadrons, but anyhow I'm sure this is your next step.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Robt Mann
>>> Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
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>>> '53 Meteor V8
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