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Old Aug 13th, 2023, 11:34   #2
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I have a brand new cd 175 here carefully stripped and checked over as it's new old stock...but all fine, if I use choke it flood's,! if I manage to start car without choke and get it warm it run's perfect and tick's over nicely, but if I switch it off and then attempt to start it again it instantly flood's float's are fine and set correctly and needle is down to it's leanest point,and I am running out of idea's of how it can continue to flood,!! any idea's,?
Flooding is down to either a worn or faulty needle valve or excessive fuel pressure , should be around 3 psi .was it the genuine volvo emission carb or a general CD175? Adjusting the needle will have no effect on float level . you don't have the Pierburg/ Stromberg carb with the flat metal float chamber base do you?
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