<VV> Dripping from Cluster at Idle

[Mikeamauro at aol.com]

"...I had a similar Idle circuit problem, but mine was dripping at  
idle...I found that a plastic twisty that is used to reseal bread loaf bags  after 
opening was perfect.  I just burned off the plastic coating and  used the 
wire to clear the idle circuit..."
 
Stephen... Where in the idle circuit did you use the wire? If on the  
venturi cluster, the cluster is not part of the idle circuit. Ray's original  
post did not say he had a dripping problem, only "...that the left carb idle  
circuit is non-functional..." Raw fuel dripping from the venturi cluster, at  
idle, is generally caused from: 1) too high a float setting, and/or 2)  
improperly set (too high) idle speed adjustment; the throttle plate is  opening 
to or beyond the transition position, inducing fuel to be drawn  from the 
venturi cluster. This latter condition is typically a result of  improper 
carb balance (linkage) adjustment.  
 
This said, your twisty wire suggestion sounds like the perfect  device to 
rod out the venturi clusters: the right diameter, and soft enough  material 
as to not damage the interior passages.
 
Mike mauro