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Re: Leaky Choke

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Subject: Re: Leaky Choke
From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 08:35:50 -0500
I spoke to Joe Curto about this problem. He says that it is most likely
caused by having the float set too high on the offending carb. I haven't
checked this on mine yet.

Peter
'68 TR250



on 1/28/03 10:21 PM, Hugh Fader at hfader@usa.net wrote:

> Hi Kendall. I'm not sure if I started the thread or not. But I participated
> in it. I have been finding just the slightest bit of fuel on the choke cam.
> Haven't figured it out yet. It could be a stuck valve.
> 
> - Hugh Fader
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of Kendall Larsen
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:26 PM
>> To: 6pack List
>> Subject: Leaky Choke
>> 
>> 
>> Hey List, A few months ago there was a thread about
>> fuel leaking/oozing from the chokes/starting blocks.
>> Wondering if the person who had that problem managed
>> to fix it. Seems I have the same problem myself.
>> 
>> Leaks from around the choke, hard to tell though
>> because it does it some times hot some times cold and
>> never when I'm looking at it. Not a lot of fuel but
>> enough to be concerned about due to its vicinity to
>> the exhaust manifold. Perhaps the gasket just needs to
>> be replaced.
>> 
>> Who ever you were, did you get it fixed?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kendall
>> 74.5 TR6

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