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kmb1966

Explorer

Jan 21, 2016

Onan carburetor float has fuel inside of float

My Onan Marquis Gold 7000 will run for about 15 seconds and then appears to flood out and die. Took carburetor off, removed the bowl, and the float itself is full of fuel. I'm thinking that is the problem. Can I just replace the float?

34 Replies

midnightsadie
Explorer II
Jan 21, 2016
if its a brass float? find the hole and fix it. I,ve resoldered car floats when I was a kid.
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 21, 2016
kmb1966 wrote:
Can I just replace the float?
Yes if you can get one.

Any damaged gaskets during disassembly should be replaced so you may as well get a kit.
K_Charles
Explorer
Jan 21, 2016
Yes, just adj the hight of the new one when you install it.
Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Jan 21, 2016
I believe most of the 2 cylinder carbs do have kits available- you might look around at ASAP for a kit.