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Old 04-02-2013, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jonalley View Post
"..........BUT about half way out all hell breaks loose. I have smoke billowing from the hood. Stop and open the hood to see flames..........."
from reading your post I can't tell if all the carbs are overflowing, or those on one side, or just one.

In any case it does sound like an overpressure and/or no sealing at the needle valve situation.

By the way, I had a small fire in December, and the heat damaged one of the floats. The strap that is part of the float needle tang had gotten hot and was drooping in such a way that it was keeping the float needle from closing, So be sure to recheck all the float settings, especially on the carbs that were on fire.

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