Why I Carbed

[chenderson2k]

Good point in a leaking float. His over flow problem could just be a float set too high or the float valve leaking. Those float valves has a very small rubber seal on them that you can barely see. If its been a few years since this carburetor has been rebuilt, there is a good chance it's been destroyed by ethanol.

The good news is a rebuild kit is dirt cheap at Autozone. I use a 1971 Ford F100 rebuild kit for my 2100 and it costs less than $15. It only takes 20 or so minutes to rebuild the carb as well.

There are plenty of YouTube videos out there on how to rebuild one.

There are only a few basic tools needed to rebuild a 2100. Most people use nothin more than a can of beer, a screw driver, and an adjustable wrench. I don't drink alcohol, so I substitute a diet Cheerwine for the beer.

When I can't have a diet Cheerwine I substitute it with diet Dr Pepper Cherry.

[Ron]

They have Cheerwine in Charlotte?

[Bitsyncmaster]

FYI, a leaking float will fill with fuel, sink to the bottom of the bowl, and shut the fuel off, not flood the carb.

Not from what I remember. The float shuts off the fuel when it gets to high.

[Ron]

Not from what I remember. The float shuts off the fuel when it gets to high.

Steve does everything backwards...
See: How to Troll a Troll 101
;-)

Unless it is ancient, it will not leak but saturate since it is solid, (made out of Nithrophyl, or similar)...it is not hollow.

[ramblinmike]

Not from what I remember. The float shuts off the fuel when it gets to high.

Yup