Carb float GXV390

[Dwayne Oxford]

It's leaking with bowl on, but if I hold it up with bowl off it'll stop. I stretched spring, didn't help. Any fixing the accursed plastic apparatus?

 

[ILENGINE]

Have you checked to make sure there isn't gas in the float making it sink and not stop fuel flow at the float needle. Floats on occasion leak and fill with gas.

 

[Dwayne Oxford]

Have you checked to make sure there isn't gas in the float making it sink and not stop fuel flow at the float needle. Floats on occasion leak and fill with gas.

Yup, 1st thing. I just need to know if anybody's figgerd an adjusting trick. When America was great we had good brass adjustable floats.
How crazy is this??? https://www.partstree.com/parts/honda-16011-za0-931/

 

[ILENGINE]

Make sure the bowl vent isn't clogged. If the atmosperic vent for the bowl is clogged will cause siphoning.

 

[Skippydiesel]

Is the float valve rubber/Viton in good condition?
I there any fuel "varnish" , other crap, on valve tip/valve seat?

 

[Dwayne Oxford]

That's where overflow exits.

 

[Dwayne Oxford]

Is the float valve rubber/Viton in good condition?
I there any fuel "varnish" , other crap, on valve tip/valve seat?

Nah, all looks new, got a catch bowl in inlet line. Only use non ethanol(water) gas.

 

[outdoorpowermike]

Sounds like float is getting stuck someplace with float bowl, causing needle not to work correctly. Maybe you should just get new carb?

 

[Dwayne Oxford]

Sounds like float is getting stuck someplace with float bowl, causing needle not to work correctly. Maybe you should just get new carb?

Stretched spring more, not leaking now, got new needle if it leaks again. Non adjustability is TRASH.