What is the proper way to store a Carb. I am taking the engine out for the winter and was wondering if there is anything special that I have to do with the Carb so the floats do not dry out or whatever.

Thanks

 

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Mostly just empty out the fuel. Turn the carb upsidedown and let the fuel drain out of the bowl vent. Operate the throttle to empty out the accelerator pump circuit. Some people like to spray it inside (through the bowl vent) & out with WD-40 or a similar product.

 

I heard to never turn a carb upsidedown (from my hs auto teacher). Any dirt can get dislodged

 

There should be no dirt in the carbereteur. If there is, you've got problems. It's fine to flip a carb over.

 

it even tells you in the manual to shake it to remove whatevers in there, i clean my carb pretty regularly, the fuel bowls can aquire some unwanted friends, carb cleaner does wonders.

You cant dry out carb floats, there brass

 

well that is what I was wondering about if I would dry the floats out by draining all the fuel. It is going to be sitting for about 5 months probly and I just had it rebuild this spring I do not want to have it rebuilt again next spring.
THanks for the help so far though

 

Stock carbs have plastic floats. My Holley has one brass (primary) and one plastic (secondary, has the notches to clear jet extensions).

I wouldn't worry about a float drying out. That's more likely a good thing, but if it is "wet", you've go a problem, anyway. I'd be more concerned about seals & diaphragms drying out, and the WD-40 will help with that.

Probably best is to put some fuel preservative such as Stabil in the gas and run it through the system before removing the carb.

 

thanks I will do that