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Carb gasket - Vancevr - 16-10-2022
What does the gasket thing look like for the float and needle. I think that i have a 26pa or what ever the letters are.
RE: Carb gasket - Ivor Hawkins - 17-10-2022
If it’s a 26va ( though that’s a bit late for your car) it doesn’t have a gasket on the float bowl just a fibre washer on the needle valve.
RE: Carb gasket - Vancevr - 17-10-2022
What does the fiber washer look like? Mine looks as if they replaced it with a rubber one
RE: Carb gasket - John Mason - 17-10-2022
It is normally a red or black fibre washer, sometimes you may find a soft aluminium washer instead of the fibre. You can use the thickness of the washer to correctly set the correct fuel level in the float chamber. If the level is too high use a thicker washer. If to low then a thinner washer.
John Mason.
RE: Carb gasket - Vancevr - 18-10-2022
How do you know what size holes are needed?
RE: Carb gasket - Rick F - 18-10-2022
Personally, I have a box of assorted fibre washers and I just sort through and find one that fits whatever I am installing.
RE: Carb gasket - John Mason - 19-10-2022
I don’t know the size of the washer but measure the diameter of the needle valve assembly where it is threaded to screw into the carb body. That will give you the size of washer you want.
John Mason.