I have a general question about float level or fuel levels in float bowls of carbs; I know that if the fuel level is too low in the extreme, the engine will starve for fuel under full throttle acceleration and if it's too high in the extreme, it will overflow and go places it's not supposed to go(?)
My question is what difference does it make high/low in between those extremes? IOW, some carbs have a fairly precise float level adjustment-what difference does it actually make if it's off a little but not to one of the extremes?
Most of us are through w messing w carbs, I still have some old cars and bikes that have them. My reason for asking is the Zenith carbs on my old Mercedes, which are supposedly very sensitive to float level but the question is general in nature for my edification. Would you ideally want the level on the low side of acceptable but just above *fuel starvation* level? TIA.