Dave,
If you remove the fuel bowl you will be able to access the place it is
leaking. The thing you could not tighten snaps into the bottom fuel bowl.
There is an o-ring on that part. Just push the plug out and install a new
0-rings. Put the fuel bowl back on and enjoy the drive.
Richard Ceraldi
71 GT6 MKIII KF166L
71 Spitfire MKIV FK9365L
Austin, TX
http://www.exact.com/~gt6mk3
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> From: GatesDavid@aol.com
> Reply To: GatesDavid@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 1998 9:57 PM
> To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Carb leaking gas
>
> Fellow Listers,
>
> First the good news. The '78 Spit that I got almost 2 weeks ago
> (originally
> as a parts car) is alive!!! I just pushed it into the driveway today to
> look
> at it for the first time. It was garaged for 2 years after the PO had it
> towed. The problem was a bad starter. The battery cable was shorting out
> on
> the case. Piece of cake. Compression is 120-125. After a little
> encouragement it fired up and ran pretty smooth.
>
> But, just about when I was ready to drive it around the block I noticed
> that
> there was a large amount of gas in a steady stream comming out of the
> bottom
> of the carb (Single Zenith Strom). It was comming out from around a round
> brass plug of sorts at the bottom of the carb. This brass plug is very
> loose
> and it seems like it should have an O ring or something to seal it. I
> could
> find no way of tightening it up from the outside of the carb. My other
> car
> has a Webber, so this is my first encounter with this type of carb. Any
> help
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> David Gates
> '73 Spitfire 1500
> '78 Spitfire 1500
> Hawaii
> http://members.aol.com/gatesdavid/index.htm
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