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Re: cap coming off su carb

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: cap coming off su carb
From: RobMGB@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 12:56:25 EDT
> Hello -
>
> The other day, I was driving my 73 B, and it started popping. Felt like
> a little balloon popping under the accellerator. Got worse & worse, till
it
> was happening 6-8 times in a row. Pulled over and checked under the hood,
> found the cap on the rear carb sticking out. Screwed it back in, and
> was on my way, no more problems. 10 - 15 minutes later, it began again.
>
> Now, it's happening very often. I inspected the threads on the cap
> and the body of the cylinder it screws in to, but they look fine.
>
> I recently topped up the carbs with 20W50 oil, not overfilled, and
> it was fine for days after that.
>
> Any ideas what could be going on here?

If you have the washers on the cap you may have to remove them  so the cap 
will screw on further.

RobMGB
74B

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