ski tiue carb drip after shut off

Rick, I have a angle plate under the carb on my 77 Tique. Do you have the Ford 302 or the GM 305?

Didn't it have an angled carb plate when you bought it? I would think that it should have had one from the factory. If it doesn't, he may be right.

However, Tim is right also that a properly adjusted carb should not require an angled spacer.

By "leaks out of both", does that mean both the primary and secondary bowls or the just the right and left primary bowl?

Its a 302 ford

TRBenj wrote: backfoot100 wrote: Didn't it have an angled carb plate when you bought it? I would think that it should have had one from the factory. If it doesn't, he may be right. Depends what motor he has. I dont think PCM ever used the angled spacers. Im not familiar with the Escort but I would question whether they originally used them either- except I dont want to upset Pete.

Come on Tim, I'm not that much of a purest!! Well, all I know is when I got the boat in had the angle plate and it is a PCM302

The angle late will probably fix it, but if you adjust the float a little more it will stop. Had the same problem on my 83 2001 and I lowered the float just a little and no more drip. No problems with leaning out as long as your fuel pump is good. Make sure you check your anti-siphon valve and the screen in the inlet fitting on the carb as well as the fuel filter to make sure there is not a flow restriction anywhere.

Trash in the carb will get into the float bowl valve preventing it from closing all the way and will cause the carb to do just what you describe. Your mechanic should have seen the trash and advised you. You have to remove the carb bowl, clean it out, and re-assemble. (very easy to do) Then add an in-line fuel filter or the problem will quickly re-occur. The trash will look like a fine powder and comes from oxidation (light rust) in the fuel tank. (Been here, done this.)

I don't know if it ever had an angle plate it says commander on the valve covers, if that helps someone decide wether it had one originally. I'm not at the boat right now so I can't look at anything else to see if it is a pcm. I took the carb apart myself first and it looked clean. But the mechanic did, or said he put a kit in it which included a bowl needle and seat valve.

thanks
Rick

Rick,

Forgot to ask this question. Does you carb have the sight holes on the side of the bowls(small screw that can be removed to see the level).If so set the level as holley suggests.

If you don't have the sight holes....remove the bowls and set the floats yourself based on info you will find in the reference sect. on this site. I have never needed an angle plate!

I have two 1972 boats with 302 engines and one with a 351...all three run a 1060 holley and I have been where you are on all three boats...it was the flaot ajustment twice and once it was the needle seating problem caused by sediment.

I think I'm getting the picture. I was concerned about my mechanic saying I could lean the motor by adjusting the float to low and over heat the front cylinders, but that doesnt sound like a problem. I thought the carb and intake looked factory without an angle plate and Ive never seen one on any other inboard. As far as it being the needle and seat. The carb doesn't have site holes but I have taken out a top bowl screw and it won't leak out of it so I think the seat is doing its job. Also the venturis drip even after shut off even with the fuel line taken off.
Thanks again to all you guys for the help
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Have a good Weekend All.
Thanks Again.
Headed to the Lake Milford in Kansas for the weekend
Rick

Dude,

What style of music???? Need any Drum track cut?

Damn Damn Damn am i ready for some cold ones on the water!!! How's momma and the kids...Are you a rock star now or what?

See ya soon stang!

Back to the hi-jack........Stang, very cool to see you back on....I am not gonna be at GL (BoHoooo) but I want one of them "Stang" CD's. Rip a few extra and let us guys have a chance at them.

john

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