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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Repair of crankcases with chopped gearbox.
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 121803" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>For some reason, I missed this question many years ago. I can only speculate that a single round float chamber fails to provide sufficient capacity. The 302 and the 504 float bowls are amazingly slow at supplying fuel. They may be run in series to provide some fuel closer to the carb. Fuel starvation probably would not happen often on a track, but whacking the throttle open at the beginning of the straight and holding it open at 7,000 may result in a misfire at the end of the straight due to fuel starvation. I was told by Maurice Candy in 2009, who was racing his Manx, that the only float bowl to use was the 510. Anything else would fail to deliver enough fuel.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 121803, member: 1177"] For some reason, I missed this question many years ago. I can only speculate that a single round float chamber fails to provide sufficient capacity. The 302 and the 504 float bowls are amazingly slow at supplying fuel. They may be run in series to provide some fuel closer to the carb. Fuel starvation probably would not happen often on a track, but whacking the throttle open at the beginning of the straight and holding it open at 7,000 may result in a misfire at the end of the straight due to fuel starvation. I was told by Maurice Candy in 2009, who was racing his Manx, that the only float bowl to use was the 510. Anything else would fail to deliver enough fuel. David [/QUOTE]
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