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In the States ethanol in petrol is causing rubber destruction
Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as my phone cannot understand
my misspellings
On May 28, 2016 12:11 PM, "Bluehealey" <bluehealey@gmail.com> wrote:
> The HD8 jet is contained in a flexible diaphragm. It is quite likely that
> you have a pinhole leak in the diaphragm that is weeping a small amount of
> fuel. Replacement (of the jets) is the only solution. Do both jets at the
> same time because both will be the same age.
> Carbs have to come off the manifold I'm afraid.
>
> Alan - from my iPad
>
> > On 28 May 2016, at 13:28, Achim Spethmann <hspethmann@t-online.de>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > You know the good feeling, when you turn the key and the fuel pump is
> clicking to fill the carburetors.
> >
> > But some days ago, when testing some electrical stuff, I had a smell of
> gas in the garage. No, it's not the float chamber. There is no gas coming
> out the overflow tube and the fuel pump stops its work. But when I
> inspected the carbs I saw some wet sparkling a the bottom of the front
> carb. Not much, no dripping, but enough to cause a smell of gas in the
> engine compartment. When the car is hot, you cannot see it, the gas is
> evaporating.
> >
> > I took the attached photo to show what I mean. Where should I begin to
> find out what causes the leak?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Achim
> >
> > 1964 BJ8 MK III
> >
> > <IMG_9333S.jpg>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">In the States ethanol in petrol is causing rubber destructio=
n</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>
please forgive odd words and auto corrects as=C2=A0=C2=A0 my phone cannot u=
nderstand my misspellings </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 28, 2016 12:11 PM, "Bluehealey"=
<<a href=3D"mailto:bluehealey@gmail.com";>bluehealey@gmail.com</a>> w=
rote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The HD8 jet is=
contained in a flexible diaphragm. It is quite likely that you have a pinh=
ole leak in the diaphragm that is weeping a small amount of fuel. Replaceme=
nt (of the jets) is the only solution. Do both jets at the same time becaus=
e both will be the same age.<br>
Carbs have to come off the manifold I'm afraid.<br>
<br>
Alan - from my iPad<br>
<br>
> On 28 May 2016, at 13:28, Achim Spethmann <<a href=3D"mailto:hspeth=
mann@t-online.de">hspethmann@t-online.de</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> You know the good feeling, when you turn the key and the fuel pump is =
clicking to fill the carburetors.<br>
><br>
> But some days ago, when testing some electrical stuff, I had a smell o=
f gas in the garage. No, it's not the float chamber. There is no gas co=
ming out the overflow tube and the fuel pump stops its work. But when I ins=
pected the carbs I saw some wet sparkling a the bottom of the front carb. N=
ot much, no dripping, but enough to cause a smell of gas in the engine comp=
artment. When the car is hot, you cannot see it, the gas is evaporating.<br=
>
><br>
> I took the attached photo to show what I mean. Where should I begin to=
find out what causes the leak?<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance.<br>
><br>
> Achim<br>
><br>
> 1964 BJ8 MK III<br>
><br>
> <IMG_9333S.jpg><br>
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