Ditched the "Air Maze"...

[old ugly]

Originally Posted by 180 a

have you ever seen a Model A flood and soak the filter and when the engine baack fires, you now have a fire that you would not have if not for the air maze filter

No i have not.
How many cars has that actually happened to?
in all my years i have never seen one catch fire. i have seen lots of leaky model A carbs. most are on cars that an un-mechanically inclined person has tinkered with and they should not have. And it was usually tinkered with after watching youtube

That sounds to me like a maintenance issue not a carburetor's fault. if that carb was set up properly, functioning properly and the fuel system clean it would not leak. Why would the car back fire through the carb from too much fuel (ignition issue but not too much fuel) and if it did happen then that air filter would have to be made of paper not metal screen.
Problem is there is so much bla bla bal out there on how to rebuild a Model A carb, test for leaks and set the float level. Most of them have no idea how to and what is correct.

take the time to find out why that carb drips and fix it properly or take it to someone that can.

have you heard this. sunday morning comes and we are in a hurry to get to the car show, carb has a leak and is dripping on the floor. ooh well i will look at it when i get back home. next sunday comes. oh i forgot to look at that leak ooh well i will look at it when i get home. we have all put things off because we are in a rush.