> At 07:20 PM 6/14/2004, David Mayer wrote:
> >Well...i just replaced the floats and the float valve needles in my SU's.
> >Everything was fine while the car was running for about 20 minutes.
> >HOwever, at some point during the night, the rear carb started leaking,
> >from the chamber as well as the front of the carb. What else could be the
> >problem here? The front chamber did not leak at all, but the rear dumped
> >a hearty amount of gas. Any thoughts?
Remember that a mostly full gas tank has its fuel level higher than the carbs.
Thus, if a float valve is stuck open, a lot of gas can leak out.
Likewise, a Spit can run (poorly) without any fuel pump at all
if the tank is full.
Doug
Braun
'72 Spit
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