Carburetor Priming OT

Posted by MIKE IN ARKANSAS [108.162.237.15] on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 09:34:07 :

I have a scout 2 with a holley 1945 carburetor that I don't drive very often. If it sits for week the carburetor bowl is empty and I have to crank it a long while to refill the bowl and then it starts great. If I drive it every few days it starts right up no problem. I always thought it had a leaking plug or something but I have set it on a paper towel on the work bench for a week and nothing under it. I guess it is losing fuel to evaporation but I have owned plenty of other carburetors and never had this problem. Maybe I drove them more but I don't think so. Anyone experience this with a carburetor engine? If it is evaporation is there anything that can be done other than an electric priming pump? I was always a little worried that fuel was leaking and that it could be going down the intake and ultimately getting past the rings and diluting the oil.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Ken 19:10:00 03/01/2022
  • Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Jerry in Idaho 00:25:44 03/02/2022
• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Jerry in Idaho 19:11:33 02/28/2022
• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - MIKE IN ARKANSAS 19:09:04 02/28/2022
  • Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Jerry in Idaho 19:20:54 02/28/2022
• Same issue on my W600 318 - bucky 22:32:06 02/27/2022
• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - john eickhof 16:24:00 02/27/2022
  • Re: Carburetor Priming Nope, Can't syphon - Chris Case 20:10:53 02/27/2022
    • Re: Carburetor Priming Nope, Can't syphon - Steve in FH 21:36:18 02/27/2022
      • Re: Carburetor Priming Nope, Can't syphon - Chris Case 07:49:56 02/28/2022
• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Bob 13:22:06 02/27/2022
• Re: Carburetor Priming OT - Vaughn 13:00:22 02/27/2022
  • Love me them pumps with manual priming levers ! - Chris Case 20:12:46 02/27/2022

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