Marine Carburator

Life or death ...

What happens when your automotive carb has a stuck float?

the main difference in a marine carb is the use of J tubes for the bowl vents instead of strait tubes. the J tubes force fuel that overflows the fuel bowl into the throat of the carb to stall the engine rather than let it leak onto the engine through the flame arrestor. a stuck float can be deadly without J tubes.

yes you can if you can find some J tubes they just press in place. not sure if this will protect you from insurance companies or the coast guard though.

Insurance companies love to find non-marinized parts when it comes time to pay claims...or NOT.

Who did the work for you? Did a licensed or marine mechanic do the carb replacement for you? If so, I would take it up with him. If you or a buddy did the work, then pay the bucks and get a marine carb to prevent a potential tragedy later. A little dirt can sticjk a float and make the bowl overflow. Seen it happen on cars and it can happen. Good luck.

Holley makes marine carbs, you can get them from JEGS.

http://carbsonly.com/frames/marine.htm

Got a reman Carter AFB for my Lincoln from here. Top quality service, and seemingly top quality work.