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carb care #51487 04/22/02 01:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 84 134 enger cutoff belt montana ... n j horst OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP n j horst Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 84 134 enger cutoff belt montana ...	GENTELMEN WHEN YOU PUT YOUR AUTO'S IN STORAGE OR NOT IN USE FOR SOME PERIOD! DO YOU SHUT VACCUM TANK OFF AND RUN ENGINE UNTIL ALL FUEL RUN'S OUT OF CARB AND VACCUM TANK ? TO PROTECT UPDRAFT CARB FROM RUSTING OR ROTTING ? JUST WANT TO TAKE OF CARB PROPERLY !!! THANK YOU. N J HORST

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Re: carb care #51488 04/22/02 01:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 980 Albuquerque, New Mexico d2d2 ChatMaster - 750
d2d2 ChatMaster - 750 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 980 Albuquerque, New Mexico	I had a problem with fuel evaporating from carb leaving a gummy varnish causing choke to stick on the standpipe. I also had a problem with a 1931 mechanical pump diaphram that cracked after being dry for months. For me the answer has been to start the engine every couple of weeks even in the winter. If you have old Chevrolets, other old Chevrolets will find out where you live.

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