Your face should be a bit 'flush' after that one Joe! :-) (double pun)
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@COX.NET>
To: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>; "'David Mayer'" <celiracer81@hotmail.com>;
"'Spitfire'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:32 PM
Subject: RE: leaky bowls again
> Leaky bowls, eh? Replace the wax seal! That should fix it.
>
> Oops, I somehow don't think we are thinking about the same sort of
> bowls.
>
> Never Mind! :)
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:00 PM
> To: David Mayer; Spitfire
> Subject: Re: leaky bowls again
>
> If you had old gas in it the valve assembly
> (as well as your whole fuel line supply system)
> has varnish in it making things stick. Gasoline these
> days only has a 'shelf life' of about 3-6 months.
>
> Years ago.... gasoline was good for a year or two, but
> not any more. You just need to really clean out system
> and you'll be OK.
>
> Paul Tegler
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Mayer" <celiracer81@hotmail.com>
> To: "Spitfire" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 4:40 PM
> Subject: leaky bowls again
>
>
> > Well...i finally started up the Spitfire again after it's winter
> hibernation.
> > It started ok but idled a bit rough becuase i still need to fine tune
> the
> > carbs. everything else went ok that first day. The next day i
> starded it
> up
> > again and the problem of the Carb float bowls overflowing came back.
> I
> > suspect that the needles are getting stuck again, but i just sanded
> them
> down
> > before i stored it away.
> >
> > Has anyone come up with any other solutions to this problem other than
> sanding
> > them down or replacing them? I knwo there was some talk about this
> about
> a
> > month ago but i had to clean out my mailbox since then.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> > '68 Spit (mostly)
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