Suzy DF 2.5- a caution.

[RichardS]

Richard - I disagree - there is harm in "running it Dry".

The action of running the fuel in the float chamber so low that the jets dry out, result in depositing the gum on their surface each time, leading to blockage - quite rapidly. It is therefore important NOT to run them "dry" but stop them normally and then drain the carb bowl.

There would no difference between allowing the fuel level to drop below the jet, if that were possible, and then allowing the fuel still wetting the jet to evaporate off ..... and draining the carb until the fuel drops below the jet, which is possible, and then allowing the fuel still wetting the jet to evaporate off.

The problem is that people allow the engine to "run dry" but it does not run dry as the engine stops as soon the mixture is too weak to combust. The fuel which is then left in the bottom of the carb then evaporates and leaves the gummy residue behind.

Richard