float bowl
Americannoun
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To prevent this from happening again, drain the float bowl at the end of the season along with the fuel tank and clean the jets prior to the beginning of the season.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gasoline can go "bad" in a matter of weeks, and if fuel has been sitting in the carb's float bowl for a while, the jets are probably gummed up.
From Time Magazine Archive
This will expel any gas that's been sitting in the float bowl.
From Time Magazine Archive
Remove and Replace: T o get to the pilot jet you'll need a Phillips screwdriver to first remove the float bowl.
From Time Magazine Archive
If pressure feed is utilized there may be too much pressure in the tank, or the float controlled mechanism operating the shut-off in the float bowl of the carburetor may not act quickly enough.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
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