For $5 I'll buy new charcoal...my wife would kill me if I started cooking
gas smelling charcoal!
Steve Conley
Marysville, WA USA
'76 MGB Roadster
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----- Original Message -----
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; <hearts@radiks.net>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: carb suffocating
> Bob,
>
> You do not even have to use new charcoal - Just bake it in the oven for
> 10-20 mins and it re-charges itself (see schoolboy chemistry) but charcoal
> sellers/filters do not like you to know this.
>
>
> At 03:09 PM 3/30/00 -0500, Bob Howard wrote:
> >Dave,
> > Replacing the charcoal in the cannister is pretty easy. Unscrew the
> >bottom, stand back while the spring tosses charcoal granules skyward,
> >remove whatever is left. Reassemble with new charcoal from the fish
> >department of your local pet store, make a new filter pad of scotchbrite
> >to replace the rubber one that is probably shot, screw the bottom back on
> >and the job is done.
> >Bob
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:47:27 -0600 Dave <hearts@radiks.net> writes:
> >> Heres an interesting one. My '76B started losing power and seemed to
> >> die
> >> on acceleration.
> >> Felt like the choke was stuck closed. It was not. Took the
> >> crankcase
> >> ventilation hose off the
> >> carb and it ran 90% better. Took the vacuum hose from the charcoal
> >> canister off it ran 110%
> >> better! Put them back on-same problem. I also have the hose from
> >> the
> >> valve cover to the
> >> canister off. Running great. I'm tempted to leave it as is. Great
> >> starting and power. My
> >> guess is a plugged charcoal canister. All expertise appreciated.
> >> Thanks
> >> guys.
> >>
> >
> >
> Regards
> Barrie Robinson
> barrier@bconnex.net
>
>
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