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Re: '79 Midget - Z-S carb rebuild

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: '79 Midget - Z-S carb rebuild
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 02:15:16 FILETIME=[51E41E80:01C08999]
Last Christmas, I got two midget wrench sets.  Craftsman, very small, but 
the biggest one in the english set is 7/16".
Ryan


>From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>
>Reply-To: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: '79 Midget - Z-S carb rebuild
>Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:46:35 -0500
>
>Chris -
>
>I ended up buying an extra box end wrench then grinding the box end so
>that it was as thin as the "handle".  That gave enough clearance to get
>it in there.
>
>Chris K.
>
>cbking wrote:
> >
> > Hello again.
> >
> > I'm working on getting My Midget to run. I mentioned before that the PO 
>said that it would sputter but not run. I found out why - the rubber fuel 
>hose between the tank and the fuel pump (the first one, near the 
>transmission) was missing - it had rotted and fallen off. No fuel, no run! 
>Given that, and the condition of many of the other rubber bits on the car, 
>I decided to start renewing stuff. First task is a carburetor rebuild. 
>Which brings me to my question: how in the world do you get a wrench on 
>those two nuts holding the carb to the manifold??!! Special wrench? Carb 
>tool? I'm down to that last step, then I can take the carb to the bench to 
>rebuild it.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -=Chris
> >
> > Chris King   - cbking@alum.rpi.edu

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