On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, at around 17:37:27 local time, John T. Blair
<jblair@exis.net> wrote:
>At 06:05 PM 11/5/02 +0000, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
>>Problem 2.
>>Having left Crete in a temperature of around 87F yesterday afternoon,
>>and collected my car at Gatwick Airport in a temperature of around 35F
>>last night, I drove for a while with the windows shut. The car stinks
>>of petrol, even an hour after the choke has been pushed in. I hadn't
>>noticed this previously - but then I've never driven the car with a
>>hard-top on and the windows wound up before. Fuel consumption seems to
>>be good, so I don't suspect a large leak anywhere. What else should I
>>be looking at? Breather pipes?
>
>Mike,
>
>Depending on which carbs you have on the car check:
>1. Either SUs or Stromburg that one of the needle valves isn't sticking open
> and you are dumping gas out the over flow vents.
>2. If Stromburg see if the plastic plug in the bottom of the float bowl is
> leaking.
>
>I've had both problems in my Spits.
Thanks, John. I have SUs, and will check the needle valves this
morning. As I said in another message, the smell seems to have gone
away, but it can't hurt for me to check that there is no crud in there.
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FM105671
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