The Choke plate is closing with a bit of tension. The bowl will go dry even if the engine never fully heats up. I.E., start it in the morning, drive it 200 yards from the campground to our pit spot and park it while we race. When we go to leave later that day... bowl is empty again.
On another note. Mr. Gasket Thermostats are garbage. Complete Garbage... I bought a skirted thermostat in fall 2015. Drove Maybe 300 miles between the installation and it's failure... got around it by using a non skirted thermostat. The other week, I put the another skirted thermostat from Mr Gasket back in... and... it lasted 2 heat cycles and less than 12 miles. leaving us stranded AGAIN. Put the other thermostat back in and limped it back to the campground. GARBAGE!!! Find something else. Save yourself the trouble... Mr Gasket seems to be pretty prevalent, but if you dig a bit, there are other options. Hopefully, they're better.
