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Re: LEAKING CANISTER

To: ALAN_COSTICH@HPATC1.desk.hp.com
Subject: Re: LEAKING CANISTER
From: Agustin de la Calle <delacall@bcmp.med.harvard.edu>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 11:00:01 -0500 (EST)
Alan,

You say the fuel pump should stop eventually after turning 
on the ignition without starting. Are you sure this is the 
normal procedure? 
Mine just doesn't stop puckering and unpuckering.
Cheers,
        Gus

On Tue, 7 Mar 1995 ALAN_COSTICH@HPATC1.desk.hp.com wrote:

> Chris Lenth with the leaking canister: I don't know
> so much about weber carbs, but, I do know on SU carbs,
> if the needle valves stick open, the fool pump will
> just pump fool into the canister which will then pour
> out the overflow. So, Chris, here's a test- turn the
> ignition on, don't start the engine, listen for the
> fool pump to stop. If it doesn't stop, look to see
> excess fool pouring out the overflow of the canister.
> If this is the case, either the floats in the weber
> have sunk, or are set too out of spec, or the needle
> valve has junk in it which will prevent it from closing.
> 
> Alan
> 

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