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Old 05-10-2018, 07:08 PM
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A bit of a summary of what wer have covered in the past in this thread.

A) Fuel Bowls
1- Sight Glass heights
2) Umbrella Seal vs Check Ball Accelerator Pump systems and mods to the Umbrella Seal Installation rubber tip.
3) Fuel Level in the Fuel Bowl and Types of Floats used for different applications
4) Adjustmenty of the fuel float using visual methods, gage methods, and Needle & Seat "Nut Flats" to adjust the level of the fuel in the bowls.
5) Difference in Sight Hole Heights in the front and rear bowls vs Dominator Bowls.
6) Accelerator Pump diaphragm sizes, spring heights, Pump Arms, pump covers and screws, Pump Cams, and Pump Adjustments.
7) Bowl Screws Lengths and applications.
8) Bowl Venting: Brass vs Plastic whistles, whistle lengths, whistle clearances vs float.
9) Bowl Inlet Fuel Nuts and Bowl Types (race vs Side Hung)
10) Double Pumper Bowls vs Vacuum Secondary Bowls.

More Tomorrow.

Tom V.

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