Amal 389 Float Needle ?

[oldnyk]

Thought I would have a ride to the local Pub meet Monday. Pulled on the Fuel Tap and petrol gushing out of the Tickler Valve ?? and would not stop. So I took off the front cover of the Carb thinking the Float may be stuck down and behold the plastic Needle Valve was in the Float Chamber. How it came out of the Float Needle seating  I do not know ?. I had been out on the Bike the previous day and all o-k. I put it all back together and it seems o-k now.1 Time will tell and I am going to order a new Float,just in case. Anybody else had this happen ?.

[morris]

Lost the little distance piece from the float shaft?
If it ain’t there the float will move sideways and the needle will drop out.

[oldnyk]

Thank's for the reply but it was in place,very weird EH !. I have ordered another Float Needle to compare with the one in my Carb.

[morris]

Stay up float and viton tipped needle highly recommended...!

[oldnyk]

Read my mind Morris    ordered stuff off E-Bay to swap em out. Also found through Googling things an Amal Tickler Pin conversion Kit on the Amal website, might try one of them as well. Cheers for the replies, I will update about this if it re-occurs.
Cheers for the input. Regards.

[Triton Thrasher]

I think some patterns of float can be fitted upside-down, causing this sort of thing.

Also, mistakenly fitting a fibre washer under the float valve on original old Monoblocs gives the needle more room than it should have.

Both of the above conditions have other bad effects on running.

[oldnyk]

I think some patterns of float can be fitted upside-down, causing this sort of thing.

Also, mistakenly fitting a fibre washer under the float valve on original old Monoblocs gives the needle more room than it should have.

Both of the above conditions have other bad effects on running.

Thank's for the input Thrasher, the float is in correctly. No Fibre  Washer. One of life's little mysteries      Member of the A.A. and breakdown with insurance so will be rescued while out on the Bike if necessary  . cheers.

[atkin]

 I have a similar problem if I start when hot once it cools runs fine cannot see any problem in float chamber .  I can get over the problem sometimes by not using the tinkler valve and more throttle . When enough petrol flows out it cools the carb too . I suspect now it might be the plastic float needle . I need to blow into the tank when cold to get the petrol to flow to the carb .

[Greybeard]

I have a similar problem if I start when hot once it cools runs fine cannot see any problem in float chamber .  I can get over the problem sometimes by not using the tinkler valve and more throttle . When enough petrol flows out it cools the carb too .

Ah, now I understand your other post. I only press the tickler button when the engine is cold, just to richen the mixture a tad. You may be causing the engine to flood if you are tickling when hot.
I'll go and modify my answer to you.