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Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 17:13:37 -0400
From: Lex Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Dead Spit
Ben
I have been victim of the Dead Spit several times with my '80 in much
the same way as you describe. The first series of times lead my
mechanic finally to tearing apart the carb. He found that the float was
not attached to the carb body properly. It is held in place by two nubs
and one of them was broken. The float was working only half-assed and
letting too much fuel into the chamber. Excess fuel was exiting the
chamber via the float chamber vent pipe and flowing to the charcoal
canister. Over time the tubing under the canister in the vicinity of
the anti-run-on valve filled up with fuel and choked off the air flow,
thus shutting down the engine & not allowing it to restart. A couple of
days later after the fuel in the tubing evaporated the car started just
fine. I discovered the fuel once when I disconnected the tubing from
under the canister. My mechanic used a set of hobby tools and miniature
screws to repair the float and it worked fine for over 2 years when it
went Dead Spit again at a busy Stop sign.
After checking the canister tubing and finding no fuel, I tore into the
carb and found a split diaphragm above the piston. If you have a split
diaphragm, there is no way the car will start. They are very easy to
replace. I did mine & it has run fine ever since!
Good luck & keep us posted.
Lex Murphy
'80 Spitfire
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