I'm at work and my car's at home BUT, can you swap
float bowl covers (and valves,etc) and see if the
problem moves with the part?
rick
--- "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
wrote:
> I took my 67BGt for a spin the other day and ended
> up sniffing gas fumes
> again. The top of the front float cover was wet with
> fuel. This has been
> an ongoing problem for a while now and I haven't
> been able to fix it
> yet. I have new fuel line hoses which show no leaks.
> I have replaced the
> needle/valve seat a couple of times. The fuel pump
> does shut off after
> the bowl fills. Fuel level in the bowl is correct.
> It only seems to leak
> when I am driving, not when its idling. The overflow
> is connected to
> what is probably the original design where the
> overflow tube is
> connected to another steel tube by a small rubber
> hose, set to vent fuel
> to the ground and it remains dry. My only guess
> right now is that the
> lid itself has a small leak, maybe in the input or
> output connections in
> the lid. Has anyone seen or heard of such a
> possibility since I am only
> making an educated guess? And does anyone have a
> used lid they can sell
> me? It is an earlier SU (AUD 100? something, not
> sure exact number since
> car is not here at work). It appears to be a flat
> lid whereas the later
> HS4 style from my 71BGT (now on my 72B) appears to
> have an indented lid,
> which allows it to hold slightly more fuel on the
> cover if it was to
> leak. It looks like Moss does sell the whole lid
> with float for about
> $50 USD but I suspect it is of the newer design and
> my 67BGT is still
> virtually original.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
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