See if you can wiggle the Throttle shaft. It has bushings on each side that wear out. If it wiggles, all that need be done is new throttle shaft and bushings. However, if this is an old carb I

The cable at the pilot's end is secured by a 10-32 threaded end and is secure. The cable at the throttle body is a straight wire and is tighter than the front end which has to have enough clearance to

Just-in-case, try a burp test to see if you have any induction leaks downstream of the carb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGaeM_O-f0 -Joe Person

Are you gravity feed or do you have a fuel pump? One explanation for what you are describing *might* be an intermittent low fuel supply flow for some unknown reason. Partially plugged tank

Thanks for all the feedback! I remembered to throw my valve core tool in the car today so I will check it out tonight. Also, I don't even have valve caps installed at the moment. There were some

Don’t know what the incident of core loosening is. But a good way of checking if tire Depends (for leakage) are necessary is to put some soapy water in to the stem and look for bubbles. These are

When I found a valve cap missing on the nose wheel, Rick, I replaced all of my plastic valve caps with metal ones as well . BUT, was sorry I did! At least for the nose wheel

Hi folks, I've been troubleshooting the O-200 in my VariEze with no success, and I'm wondering if anybody might have some tips before I send my carb in for an overhaul or replacement. A couple of

I'm generally not into semantics, but I call them a valve stem core ;) That said, and given I'm a low time canard driver... My initial tires/tubes were Michelin, thank you J.D. I replaced the cheesy

Henry Herbert wrote: Sheesh. Of course - my bad - thanks for the correction. I read "valve" for "valve stem". Taken valves stems out a zillion times... Never had to put grease on them to seal them,

I suspect he meant valve core. Ken

Marc, The valve stem in a tube is removable. I remove the valve when deflating the tube. A valve stem tool will unscrew the valve easily, no damage to the tube itself occurs. Henry

Don't, it makes a mess. -- David Froble Tel: 724-529-0450 Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc. E-Mail: davef@... DFE Ultralights, Inc. 170 Grimplin Road Vanderbilt, PA

Ed Andrews wrote: If you remove the valve from a tube (and we're talking about tubed tires here), the tube isn't going to seal nearly as well as it did before you ripped or cut the rubber around the

Fix the leak, don't try to hide it. Land on a flat and you'll wish you had.

Tell me more, Bob. Jim -- James W. Evans Jr. Airport Manager Tappahannock - Essex County Airport 1450 Aviation Rd. Tappahannock, VA 22560 KXSA Airport: 804-443-5885 Fax:

Looking for a place to stay at Rough River. Any cancellations? NEAL JOHNSON Cozy IV West Monroe, LA

Anyone tried green slime?

Our FBO is very strong on GoodYear tubes, they cost more but have less leakage issues. Chrissi CG Products www.CozyGirrrl.com

Re: tire leakage; remove the valve stem and place a very small amountof grease on the mating parts of the valve.