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Re: Re(2): Zenith-Stromberg Problems

To: "Arthur H. Smith" <arthurhsmith@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Re(2): Zenith-Stromberg Problems
From: "Dr. Faustus" <faustus@inconnect.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:08:12 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 26 May 1999, Arthur H. Smith wrote:
> >The strange part is this:  fuel was coming
>  out of the intake hole (throttle body I think it is called) and plenty of
>  it.  I pulled the plug on the bottom of the carb and only about a
> tablespoon
>  came out not the expected half cup that should of been there.  If you look
>  in the throttle body part of the car there is a lot of fuel, enough that
> it
>  is running out and cover the outside of the carb. >><
This happened to me when the float was stuck (Me not installing it
properly).  It just squirted fuel from the overflow and the sucked it
through the air throat!  It ran, only badly.

Andy L.
'70 Spit


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