I talked to an old mechanic (he gets paid to work on LBC's) he said the
best thing to do is to remove the valve and cut a gasket to cover the
whole unit and reinstall. this will plug up the whole thing.. He said he
found that this little added accessory is a real problem and really adds
nothing to the car.
-----Original Message-----
From: nikolai jaremka [mailto:njaremka@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 6:25 AM
To: spit list
Subject: Re: ZS CD150
last time i checked, VB had a de-cel valve repair kit. and last time
i checked, i bought it a couple years ago.
---John Weber <weberjm@teleport.com> wrote:
>
> Heyo,
>
> Got my carb kit today. Goodies galore...except for the ONE F&^^($@!
> piece I need.
>
> According to Haynes, page 108, item 16 in the drawing (which is really
> freaky, because for a switch the book is EXACTLY what I have) shows a
> deceleration valve unit and gasket.
>
> OK...guess what part on my carb is clearly ripped, burned, and
otherwise
> deteriorated past reuse? Yup...the valvey thing inside the
deceleration
> valve unit.
> Guess which part isn't part of the kit I have? Yup.
>
> Does anyone have any knowledge on this part that I need?
> I will start the bidding with my first born male child (he eats like a
> horse and I need the cash to work on the car...)
>
> John
>
==
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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