Re: gasoline flooding atop ee16 carb after stopping

Posted by Zach Dillinger On 2016/11/22 9:21:25

I had a similar problem with my '39 120 (also uses the EE-16 Stromberg). It too had been rebuilt by a previous owner but would overflow and dump gas out between the bowl and the casting that serves as the bowl cover and air horn (leaving a puddle on the top of the carb). I took this apart and noticed two things: one, the needle itself was a weird round blob instead of a needle (looked like a Grose jet but wasn't... it was just a God-knows-what rubber sphere on the end that may have been affected by ethanol) and, two, the clip that attaches the float to the needle was missing.

I've since replaced the funky looking needle with a proper Viton tipped needle and seat and reinstalled the missing clip. The carb has not overflowed since I did this.