> From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
> > I was greeted by the sight of gas dripping at a high rate from the
> > bottom of the jet of the front carb. Said drips would land on the
wheel
> > arch and splash onto the hot manifold. Where's that fire
> > extinguisher?!?!
>
> Try tightening up the nut that holds the float bown onto the carb body.
> If that nut is loose it lets all the gas out of the floats. If it is
> tight, you're looking at a minor rebuild (re-seal), not much work, but it
> takes a few evenings.
I am just learning about HS6 carbs. However, I do know that gas does not
flow from the float chamber to the carb through the connection that holds
the float chamber to the carb body. On the HS6, the fuel flows through the
little tube that exits the bottom of the float chamber.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
TR4A CT52499 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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