83 EZGO Marathon 2 cycle carb issue AGAIN

[Jack Straw]

So my cart is pretty much finished and was running decently outside of low speed chugging. Today I changed the throttle cable as the old one was pretty beat up and installed the little spring on the end of the cable as recommended. Cable functions properly, carb opens and closes when I press and release the pedal no problem. However now it's spitting out fuel from the carb overflow like crazy and needless to say it's not running well at all, flooding I imagine. The only other thing I did was fill the fuel tank completely for the first time. Do I have a stuck float or is the pump pumping too much? Carb is new and I rebuilt the pump. I just don't know

[Jack Straw]

Pretty sure the needle valve is getting stuck. Anyone know of a fix for this?

[Sean5545]

You do have a fuel filter installed correct? Your most likely correct about the stuck needle....the fix unfortunately is to disassemble clean and possibly replace the float, needle and or needle seat. Generally a piece of debris will muck up the works on this one so a disassemble and clean usually fixes it

[Crimson Wonder]

I agree with your assessment that its flooding and with Sean that it means the needle is not seating. So you will need to take disassemble the carb and clean it. Definitely make sure you have a fuel filter and good fuel lines because the least little speck of debris will cause the needle to either clog (no fuel gets in) or not seat (fuel always flows). It is possible to clean the carb without taking it off but certainly easier to clean it with it off. The carbs on these engines are pretty simple to remove.

[Jack Straw]

Yes, there's a new fuel filter installed. Guess I'll pull this apart and give it the once over. I'll let you know. Thanks!