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Most of you know that I have had a bad 2nd Carburetor since I got the new set of carbs, and most of you know that I could not get it sorted until now. Here is what I did.
Firstly connected my Petcocks the correct way. The vacuums was added (As it should be) and the fuel pipes connected but ran them to the section between the battery box and the Airfilter.
I purchased Toyota Corolla Fuel filters. The (DG30 and DG27 - part number) If you are not sure, they are round like a normal fuel filter but the fuel lines are both at the top coming out in a "V" shape. Difference between the 30 and 27 is that the one works for left and the other works for right. I got hold of some old rubber and made me some straps, strapped the filters under the rear tank brace with the pipes at the top.
Now I ran the left petcock, to the left filter, and then crossed it over to Carbs 3 and 4, and right filter crossed over to carbs 1 and 2.
The way it works: When the float bowl seals, everything just stays the way they are, no problem. If it stick, it runs out the fuel only in the pipe between the filter and the carb. So worst case scenario, you loose about 30ml fuel when the float sticks. This is simply because both your fuel pipes comes out the top of the filter, and the only way it can drain more is if it gets pressure from the vacuum system connected to the petcocks.
Good prevention to a possible sticky float.
Firstly connected my Petcocks the correct way. The vacuums was added (As it should be) and the fuel pipes connected but ran them to the section between the battery box and the Airfilter.
I purchased Toyota Corolla Fuel filters. The (DG30 and DG27 - part number) If you are not sure, they are round like a normal fuel filter but the fuel lines are both at the top coming out in a "V" shape. Difference between the 30 and 27 is that the one works for left and the other works for right. I got hold of some old rubber and made me some straps, strapped the filters under the rear tank brace with the pipes at the top.
Now I ran the left petcock, to the left filter, and then crossed it over to Carbs 3 and 4, and right filter crossed over to carbs 1 and 2.
The way it works: When the float bowl seals, everything just stays the way they are, no problem. If it stick, it runs out the fuel only in the pipe between the filter and the carb. So worst case scenario, you loose about 30ml fuel when the float sticks. This is simply because both your fuel pipes comes out the top of the filter, and the only way it can drain more is if it gets pressure from the vacuum system connected to the petcocks.
Good prevention to a possible sticky float.
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On a '80G ,if the float or floats leak the fuel in the tank stays in the tank until the vacuum petcocks are activated by engine vacuum thus only fuel from the carb side of the petcock will be lost. Now using inline filters is a must IMHO but how cost effective are the Toyota filters as opposed to standard universal inlines?
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