> At 07:20 PM 6/14/2004, David Mayer wrote: > >Well...i just replaced the floats and the float valve needles in my SU's. > >Everything was fine while the car was running for about 20 minutes. > >HOwever, at some point during the night, the rear carb started leaking, > >from the chamber as well as the front of the carb. What else could be the > >problem here? The front chamber did not leak at all, but the rear dumped > >a hearty amount of gas. Any thoughts?
Remember that a mostly full gas tank has its fuel level higher than the carbs. Thus, if a float valve is stuck open, a lot of gas can leak out. Likewise, a Spit can run (poorly) without any fuel pump at all if the tank is full. Doug Braun '72 Spit *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
