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Re: su carb leak

To: triumphs@autox.team.net, MDeMarta@RTKL.com
Subject: Re: su carb leak
From: ZoboHerald@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 13:07:00 EST
If anyone has any ideas they'd like to share on Mark's problem, please be 
sure to at least include him in your reply <MDeMarta@RTKL.com>. I'm thinking 
maybe needle valves or Grose Jets sticking? -- Andy Mace

> --- Mark DeMarta <MDeMarta@RTKL.com> wrote:
> > From: Mark DeMarta <MDeMarta@RTKL.com>
> > To: "'vtr-www@www.vtr.org'" <vtr-www@www.vtr.org>
> > Subject: su carb leak
> > Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:02:05 -0800
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > While I have a volvo 122s with SU carbs(HS6), I
> > thought my condition might
> > be universal to SU carbs.  I am researching the
> > various vintage English and
> > Japanese car sites to find useful guides to tuning
> > the carbs.
> > 
> > I have a problem however that no one seems to
> > mention.  It is a rather
> > serious one in that I have gas leaking from the
> > carb.  After a few moments
> > of low idle, the rear carb squirts fuel from the
> > float vent hole.  I tryed
> > putting the little vent cover plate back on but it
> > made the float bowl leak
> > even more.  It doesn't happen all the time, but it
> > makes me nervous.  I seem
> > to have trouble keeping an even idle, so I  have
> > been adjusting the fuel
> > mixture at a fast idle (around 1500rpm).
> > 
> > What do you think? I appreciate any comments you may
> > have.

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