Carb question 1988 NS40

[MH Hawker]

on the older motors I have owned I have made it a habit to disconect the fuel line at the motor and run the carbs it dry, being as a lot of them have cork floats , and over time they absorb fuel and become heavy and pieces of cork plug the jets. the carb on the ns40c has a plastic float, it was recently rebuilt and is working fine, and i would like to keep it that way, old habits are hard to break, any reason not to run it dry

 

[pvanv]

Re: Carb question 1988 NS40

Run it dry. That used to be "good advice". Today, it's critical. The floats would have been only part of the equation. Today's fuel leaves so many deposits as it evaporates that not running the carb out is sure to lead to varnished passages and the resultant dip cleaning.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Carb question 1988 NS40

thanks Paul, I will keep running them dry, its a old habit i have had for many years, its from a 1969 V4 85 hp electric shift johnson, i miss that motor, one of the most dependable iv ever owned