On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, at around 17:37:27 local time, John T. Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >At 06:05 PM 11/5/02 +0000, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote: >>Problem 2. >>Having left Crete in a temperature of around 87F yesterday afternoon, >>and collected my car at Gatwick Airport in a temperature of around 35F >>last night, I drove for a while with the windows shut. The car stinks >>of petrol, even an hour after the choke has been pushed in. I hadn't >>noticed this previously - but then I've never driven the car with a >>hard-top on and the windows wound up before. Fuel consumption seems to >>be good, so I don't suspect a large leak anywhere. What else should I >>be looking at? Breather pipes? > >Mike, > >Depending on which carbs you have on the car check: >1. Either SUs or Stromburg that one of the needle valves isn't sticking open > and you are dumping gas out the over flow vents. >2. If Stromburg see if the plastic plug in the bottom of the float bowl is > leaking. > >I've had both problems in my Spits.
Thanks, John. I have SUs, and will check the needle valves this morning. As I said in another message, the smell seems to have gone away, but it can't hurt for me to check that there is no crud in there. ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FM105671 /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
