Water in carb prob
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Let me explain. Bug Catcher type air cleaner sticking out of the hood. You accelerate...the butterflies at the front of the breather open up via the throttle bracket attached to the carb...you get caught in a deluge...the water goes in through the open butterflies...water is in the carb dude. It's not rocket science.
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Let me explain. Bug Catcher type air cleaner sticking out of the hood. You accelerate...the butterflies at the front of the breather open up via the throttle bracket attached to the carb...you get caught in a deluge...the water goes in through the open butterflies...water is in the carb dude. It's not rocket science.
Mike Ward is more than capable of defending his position on this but, if the water goes through the butterflies it is in the engine, no ifs ands or buts. the only way it could get into the bowl is through the tiny little bowl vents on the carburetor. which is the highest point on the carburetor . water would be in the engine before it would e in the bowls even if the car was submerged under 6' of water. i think you have an ignition issue, a wet coil or cap or module or bad wires along that line. the fuel system would quickly run through the moisture, the ignition could easily continue to give problemssorry Mike,
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well dude, Mike Ward is more than capable of defending his position on this but, if the water goes through the butterflies it is in the engine, no ifs ands or buts. the only way it could get into the bowl is through the tiny little bowl vents on the carburetor. which is the highest point on the carburetor . water would be in the engine before it would e in the bowls even if the car was submerged under 6' of water. i think you have an ignition issue, a wet coil or cap or module or bad wires along that line. the fuel system would quickly run through the moisture, the ignition could easily continue to give problems
sorry Mike,
Mike Ward is more than capable of defending his position on this but, if the water goes through the butterflies it is in the engine, no ifs ands or buts. the only way it could get into the bowl is through the tiny little bowl vents on the carburetor. which is the highest point on the carburetor . water would be in the engine before it would e in the bowls even if the car was submerged under 6' of water. i think you have an ignition issue, a wet coil or cap or module or bad wires along that line. the fuel system would quickly run through the moisture, the ignition could easily continue to give problemssorry Mike,
All is fine guys.
Thanks for the input.
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I agree but the water didn't just all of a sudden get into the carb. It came from the tank. With the fuel....
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It's alright now Grant. The car is running fine now. It had a brief drowning event, but it is fine now. OK? We good here?
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CanadaGrant...it was a thunderstorm that was raining cats and dogs. It went in through the air cleaner butterflies. it probably never made it to the tank. It was all in the carb. It did all of a sudden get into the carb. It was a thunderstorm and I had no immediate shelter to get the car into or under. I was driving about 75 when it hit me and a flood of water went in through the butterflies of the air cleaner. It was almost immediate that the car died on me. I dried everything off, but the car ran like crap because I was in a thunderstorm and there was water mixed with gas in the carb for a brief period of time. It doesn't detonate very well in those conditions.
It's alright now Grant. The car is running fine now. It had a brief drowning event, but it is fine now. OK? We good here?
It's alright now Grant. The car is running fine now. It had a brief drowning event, but it is fine now. OK? We good here?
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