>What a wonderful day, 30 cm of snow at Whistler, and 40 cm at the local
>mountains. My heart was leaping thinking of cranking some fresh turns on my
>boards, but wait... I look at Jade in the garage, and notice an atypical
>nasty wet spot on the ground. Perhaps, she wanted to make sure I hadn't
>forgot about her. Further inspection reveals a steady (every 20 sec.
>approx.) drip of gas from the bottom plug of the caburettor. I've
>disconnected the fuel feed, and now await help from masters of the list. I
>would really appreciate any insight, because over the past two years that
>I've owned my spit they've been great and I've never had experience with
>other cars carbs. Are there any ideas out there where/why this dripping is
>occuring. I've got the Stromberg CD carb (150 CDSE), which is the stock carb
>(I think).
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Jim Cullen, 1974 Spitfire, aka "Jade"
Jim,
So far, everyone has told you to check the rubber o-ring. This is
the first thing you should check. Also, however, check the float level.
Particulary if your problem persists after replacing the o-ring. Float
levels-lots-o-fun. (grrrr)
Hope this helps.
Jeff Stovall
jstovall@earthlink.net
"I'm God's gift to humility."
1966 Triumph GT6 mk1
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