Thanks Andy
Not sure how to ask this without it sounding like a smart ass, but what
constitutes the "center" on square (i.e. float chambers) or rectangular (oil
pans) items. Would the center be the middle screw or bolt on each side?
Maybe if I had a few brews the answer would be more apparent or maybe I just
wouldn't give a #@!&*.
Bud
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Subject: Re:Leaking Float Chamber TR6
Author: "Andy" <amdixon@erols.com>
Date: 05/04/1999 8:40 PM
Bud, Scott,
Chilton's tune up and repair guide for the TR (everything) says to tighten the
screws from the center out. John Norman, an old Army buddy (senility
setting in) who's father owned the Chevy dealership in Tyler, TX, helped me
rebuild a 283 for the 64 Chevy van I had back then. One thing I still
remember is him telling me to tighten anything with a gasket from the center
out, oil pan gaskets, etc. One of the few things that even massive quantities
of beer have failed to erase.
Andy D.
On 05/04/99 10:58 AM Bud Rolofson said...
>
>Scott
>
>Try this for your next go round. Given your intimate knowledge of all the
>screws you might be able to try this with the carb still on.
>
>Either loosen all the screws a bit (if the carb is still attached) or snug up
>all the screws (if you've pulled the carb and are now resealing the gasket),
but
>when you give them that final tightening make the corner that is leaking
and the
>corner diagonally from it a little tighter and leave the other screws (next to
>the leaking corner at 90 degree angles) not quite as tight. The theory
being
>that the float chamber may have a slight bow in it that is "lifting" the
leaking
>corner. Hope that makes sense. This is a long shot but maybe worth a
try.
>
>There is supposedly a tightening sequence (I think in the Haynes carb
manual).
>But when you look at the diagram it's blank. Does any one know what the
>tightening sequence should be? I just do an opposite screw tightening
sequence
>for lack of the real thing.
>
>Bud
>71TR6 CC57365
>71TR6 CC 65446
>66TR4A CTC57806
>
>
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>Subject: Leaking Float Chamber TR6
>Author: scott suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
>Date: 05/02/1999 8:22 PM
>
>
>Hope all in the NE had a chance to get out with the
>top down today. It was beautiful!
>
>I (my TR6, before the wise guys/gals come back with
>a zinger ;-) ) have been experiencing a slow leak in my
>front carb that just won't stay dry. I have removed the
>carb twice now and replaced the gasket and used
>gasket sealer that is resistant to gas. Both times the
>leak was in the left back corner at the point of the
>screw (from the pont of looking at the carb with it
>still attached to the intake manifold). The first time
>there was enough of a leak that it dripped gas. After
>resealing the carb it held for about a week but started
>leaking again. The second time I resealed the gasket and
>it held for about three weeks, including a 400 mile drive
>to Britain on the Green at Woodlawn and a nice visit
>with Fred Thomas and his wife.
>
>After a long drive today, checked the carbs (yes, I've gotten
>a bit paranoid) and sure enough a very slight film of gas
>on the float chamber. After further inspection with the
>trusty mirror, it is a very slight seep from the same corner.
>
>I have become very proficient at removing the carb and will
>reseal the gasket for a third time. Am I missing something here?
>I have adjusted the float but could the chamber be over filling?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Scott Suhring
>Elizabethtown, PA
>'70 TR6
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Subject: Re:Leaking Float Chamber TR6
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