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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Question Carburetors & steep angles

Alright so I'm reading up on EFI conversions and all that good stuff and I keep seeing "carbs suck for offroading because they sputter and stall at steep angles".

I'm not a professional rock crawler or anything, but I've had my experiences and have never had this problem. The only time this may happen is if I push in the clutch and let the engine idle through a whoop section. As far as inclines go... never been a problem.

Is my AAP system working more than it should or something? My choke doesn't work if that be the case. Starting her up in January sucks big time.

(pump pump, starter whine, sputter, stall, pump, pump, pump...)
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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maybe you need to go up steeper hills? mine stalls on hills all the time when offroading.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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use a side bowl or off road carb if you're stalling ( what happens is the front bowl will drain back into the carb or rear bowl and stall or the rear bowl will not supply fuel to the carb.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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theres only one bowl on our carbs... its in front. On inclines it just floods.

I was planning on doing an EFI conversion (got most of the parts right now) but decided not to since I've just learned to live with it, stay on the skinny enough it won't die, just burn rich.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by drew303
theres only one bowl on our carbs... its in front. On inclines it just floods.

I was planning on doing an EFI conversion (got most of the parts right now) but decided not to since I've just learned to live with it, stay on the skinny enough it won't die, just burn rich.
yyep thats what i learned
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