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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="craig" data-source="post: 31669" data-attributes="member: 1959"><p><strong>Repairing the NEW matchbox ?</strong></p><p></p><p>I put the "new" matchbox float bowl into service and the float needle <u>leaks thru</u> profusely! It simply slows the fuel feed rather than regulate level. Disassembly of the matchbox finds all seven of the "new" gasket surfaces cut by dull tooling, leak producing radial scratches at most, simply uneven machining at others. Inspection of the "new" float needle with magnification shows nicks and dings <u>on the taper surface</u>. I could spend a couple hundred at a machine shop to correct all this. Or?</p><p>The point of spending a lot of money for a new matchbox float bowl was to eliminate this problem!</p><p>Not happy at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="craig, post: 31669, member: 1959"] [b]Repairing the NEW matchbox ?[/b] I put the "new" matchbox float bowl into service and the float needle [U]leaks thru[/U] profusely! It simply slows the fuel feed rather than regulate level. Disassembly of the matchbox finds all seven of the "new" gasket surfaces cut by dull tooling, leak producing radial scratches at most, simply uneven machining at others. Inspection of the "new" float needle with magnification shows nicks and dings [U]on the taper surface[/U]. I could spend a couple hundred at a machine shop to correct all this. Or? The point of spending a lot of money for a new matchbox float bowl was to eliminate this problem! Not happy at all. [/QUOTE]
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