At 06:53 AM 2/23/00 -0800, Larry wrote: >Speaking about leaking carbs, after I purchased my Coupe, I noticed the >carb was leaking. It was just a little drip, but once when I forgot to >shut off the header valve, it all dripped out overnight.
That's a pretty big drip. Mine wasn't that big... ...it took three days to all leak out. Still, that's a lot more fuel than you'd want sitting on the hangar floor! >Boy was I >bummed. As I was getting the tank and other things fixed, I decided to >fix the carb. It was removed and sent in for a professional overhaul. >What they found was that the carb was just full of crud. Mine, too. > Now, I don't know if that crud could have caused any real problems, but > it certainly >wasn't doing any good. I have no doubt the engine wasn't running quite >right, I'd guesstimate that I got a good 5 extra horsepower out of the thing once it was cleaned up. >as it had a tendency to die at the wrong times. I'd call that a problem. Yep, that's a problem. Greg __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Who will win the Oscars? Spout off on our Entertainment list! http://www.topica.com/lists/showbiztalk
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