I have 175 CDSE carbs on my TR6 (early '74 engine), and have a small
leak from the sealing plug on the bottom of the front carb. Looking thru
my Weber, ZS, SU carb handbook, as well as TRF's parts diagram, the
o-ring replacement looks pretty straightforward. Remove bottom of float
chamber, compress plastic sections of plug insert, and remove plug from
bottom of chamber housing. Replace o-ring, and re-insert plug in
housing until it snaps in place. New gasket for chamber halves, etc.
Anyone made this repair recently, with any bits of wisdom before I pull
it apart? BTW, I'm hoping to do this without pulling the entire carb
off of the manifold, since I'm not intending to rebuild carb at this
time. It looks possible, in my opinion. Any advice???
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6 (driver)
1970 Spitfire Mk.3 (under restoration)
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