I have an '87 Dodge D150 that I use everyday for work. Overall the truck has been good to me. I bought it with 119k miles and have it at 140k now with very few issues thus far. The one major problem with the truck is that after driving for an extended period of time the carb floods and the engine is difficult to start back up when hot. I usually just press the gas pedal to the floor in an attempt to empty out the gas from the carb. That doesn't always work and sometimes I get stuck waiting for the engine to cool off before I can go anywhere. I have the 225 engine and am a bit nervous about performing a carb rebuild, if that is in fact what I need, but am willing to try anything. What would you recommend as the best way to fix the problem. New carb? Rebuild? Thanks in advance

Sort of like Maybe the float might be sinking! You might look into this as a possibility.

Richard

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A quality rebuild kit would be my first stop. Probably a new float as well.

I have zero experience with that late a carburetor, so search here a bit, and wait for everybody to get back from Halloween parties. I'll bet Reed can help you out!
I'm not sure, but you may have an electronically controlled carburetor that needs specific techniques to correctly set up. Make sure your comfortable working on such a device before opening it up.

Remanufactured carburetors are a crap shoot. Most are junk, so don't turn your carburetor in for a core or throw it away. In many cases a good rebuilder can fix your carb more easily than something that's been messed up by a reman company. Holley makes the best remanufactured carbs that I've run across, but that's just my experience.

CJ

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take the airhorn of the carb off(the top part) it should be 6 phillip head screws. disconnect all linkages(choke, accelerator pump ect.) take the retainer pin out that holds the float in. Pull the float out and you will probably find that there is a piece of trash keeping your needle from seating in the seat. take the needle valve out and clean the seat with a q-tip. This worked for me. any questions, i can clarify.