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TomC · 10-17-2006, 04:41 PM

to the bowl (carbureted engines) when i've left them "dry" for extended periods. running an engine dry tends to leave a little fuel in the bowl which can turn to varnish and stick the float to the bottom of the bowl. then you get a serious flooding problem on restart many months later...

10-17-2006, 04:41 PM	#5
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 551 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	i've had the floats stick.. to the bowl (carbureted engines) when i've left them "dry" for extended periods. running an engine dry tends to leave a little fuel in the bowl which can turn to varnish and stick the float to the bottom of the bowl. then you get a serious flooding problem on restart many months later...