cshaw07

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Im not saying i screwed with my float levels, because i didnt

I bought a car that came with a sterling carb on it. It wouldnt run right when i got it (vac leak) i replaced every gasket that could possibly cause a vac leak last night and i still havnt stated up the car (waiting on drying rtv from intake freeze plugs). I did however cycle the key to get fuel into the carb. It seems that my float levels are both 3/4 up the sight glass. Now, this could just be a fuel pressure problem (right?), but im not positive. I set the fuel pressure to 3.5 but with inconsistencies in regulators and gauges i cant be 100% sure its there.

My question is this:

If the float levels are screwed up, can i just take floats from a parts carb and put them in this carb? I know the ones in my spare have never been touched, so they should be perfect still, right?

cshaw07

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thanks for all the help!

Oneiros

You could swap the floats over but it's not a guaranteed fix. There are a few different sizes of float which use different measurements between the float and air horn, to attain the same fuel float level.

3/4 up the glass is okay, it will be a little rich but I wouldn't worry too much unless you are having problems. Also you will want to check the fuel levels in the sight glass after the engine has been running for a while to get an accurate measurement.