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05-07-2010, 09:19 AM
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Carb vent cover flange
Just noticed this on my carb. Bowl vent cover (thanks for the correction Brantel) is not flush with the mating surface. The fasteners came torqued. I am wondering if anyone else has a similar condition. This carb came from AERO and is an overhauled unit. The gap between the flange and the carb doesn't look right. There is a soft gasket which is pretty much useless. Perhaps this is normal?
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Last edited by apkp777 : 05-07-2010 at 10:02 AM.
Reason: Terminology correction
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05-07-2010, 09:40 AM
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That is the carb bowl vent cover not the accelerator pump.
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05-07-2010, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Brantel
That is the carb bowl vent cover not the accelerator pump.
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Thanks, I will up date my thread accordingly.
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05-07-2010, 10:27 AM
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I'll bet that if you sectioned that assembly, it would look something like this:
If so, a bit of gapping might be OK, so long as the rim of the bowl is pressed tightly against the gasket. |
05-07-2010, 10:30 AM
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I just got off the phone with Jesse from AERO and Mike from Tempest. They said it's pretty typical. Just looks kind of goofy.
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05-07-2010, 10:47 AM
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I was going to make a statement similar to Bob's pic but a pic is worth a thousand words.
I bet it is nothing to be worried about....
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05-07-2010, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Kuykendall
I'll bet that if you sectioned that assembly, it would look something like this:
If so, a bit of gapping might be OK, so long as the rim of the bowl is pressed tightly against the gasket. |
Nice pic, however, the "the rim of the bowl" is not pressed tightly against the gasket. I am told by Tempest that this is typical however.
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05-07-2010, 11:05 AM
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I see now that it appears that the bowl and the flange are 2 parts. It really didn't look that way on the carb. Of course a poorly lit hangar is probably the culprit. Oh yeah and no glasses too.
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05-07-2010, 11:09 AM
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Yep they are....
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Originally Posted by apkp777
I see now that it appears that the bowl and the flange are 2 parts. It really didn't look that way on the carb. Of course a poorly lit hangar is probably the culprit. Oh yeah and no glasses too.
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05-07-2010, 11:27 AM
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You know how I know this? I thought the same as you at one time. Till I pulled it apart and said to myself "Self, that ain't no accelerator pump!" 
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Thanks, I will up date my thread accordingly.
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