Aren't those particular banjo washers supposed to be copper-crush?
Could explain why one was blown out.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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> I picked up between 5 and 10 pounds of pressure last week unexpectedly. I
> was getting some valve noise and having trouble setting a carburetor when I
> took my own advise that I have expressed before on this list. Go back to
> basics. Everything else must be 'right' before trying to adjust the
> carburetors. I found several valves with excessive clearances and adjusted
> those. Then, while I had the cover off, I decided to see how many
> 'geysers' I had coming up from my rockers. Pleasant surprise - none.
> However, I noticed excessive oil around the post that has the small oil
> line. At first it looked like it was coming up from the rocker bearing.
> Further looking revealed that it was coming from under the banjo fitting.
> The bolt was a little loose and took a partial turn of the wrench (being
> careful not to strip the threads). No change. So, I proceeded to remove
> the oil line. There was only half a washer under the banjo. Fitted a
> replacement fibre washer and reinstalled. No more gushing oil and had
> better pressure on the trip to Santa Cruz. Recommend checking rocker
> bearings and fittings.
>
> Oh! Was able to adjust that carburetor after adjusting the valves, checking
> timing, cleaning spark plugs, etc., first.
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, CA
> 1967 3000 MKIII HBJ8L39031
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