fuel in vacuum caps normal?
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fuel in vacuum caps normal?
15 Oct 2012 23:27
Every time I pull the vacuum caps on the carb holders to check sync they are full of fuel, is this normal? Just struck me as odd given this is my first carb'd inline 4 motor. Motor is a 78 1000 with vm26 carbs, thanks
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Re: fuel in vacuum caps normal?
16 Oct 2012 00:59
If the vacuum ports are underneath the carb holders/ manifolds, then fuel will end up there. Normal.
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Re: fuel in vacuum caps normal?
16 Oct 2012 22:36+1Motor Head wrote: If the vacuum ports are underneath the carb holders/ manifolds, then fuel will end up there. Normal.
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Re: fuel in vacuum caps normal?
17 Oct 2012 10:42 - 23 Jan 2013 11:03
I wonder if the ethanol in fuel will have any effect on the rubber caps? not really worried about it, just a thought.
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Re: fuel in vacuum caps normal?
17 Oct 2012 11:33
im sure it would, it messes up everything else. would be nice to find some really good ethanol resistant caps.
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Re: fuel in vacuum caps normal?
17 Oct 2012 22:29
I haven't seen it bother any of the Factory caps yet. They seem to hold up to the Deathanol, like the choke plungers and diaphragms. Pretty tough stuff, as there are a lot of fuel components being eaten by the crap.
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