mfg Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 A frequent malady of the sealed carb on an R2 Avanti engine is......?...... 1) collapsed floats.....2) uneven idle speed.....3) leaky accelerator pump....or.....4) flooding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Well, they did have uneven idle speed, but that's what the vacuum operated throttle kicker is supposed to take care of. So, I'll guess and say #1, collapsed floats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 54 minutes ago, r1lark said: Well, they did have uneven idle speed, but that's what the vacuum operated throttle kicker is supposed to take care of. So, I'll guess and say #1, collapsed floats. Nope, that's somewhat of a rarity (IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 leaky accelerator pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, pantera928 said: leaky accelerator pump Yes!... can often show up in an R2 carb with several miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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