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Old 06-18-2009, 02:46 PM   #1
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Q-Jet flooding out

my Q-Jet is flooding out so bad that the car won't even start.
other than a complete rebuild or a new carb
has anybody got any suggestions as to what i can to to fix it

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Old 06-18-2009, 03:12 PM   #2
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There are two reasons a carb floods:

1) Fuel pressure is too high
2) The float needle/seat aren't shutting off the flow.

#1 isn't too likely, but does happen. #2 is more often than not due to crud in the needle/seat, but sometimes due to a float that doesn't float anymore.

Another condition is sometimes confused for flooding - the choke isn't opening properly. The effect is too much fuel in the intake, so I suppose that isn't too much of a misnomer.
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Re: Q-Jet flooding out

92RS converted to carb? High fuel pressure becomes more likely BUT I'd disconnect the fuel line to the carb and fill the bowl manually as a test before assuming anything.
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