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Re: Gas leaks...(WAS: fuel leaks from Stromberg Carb [Spitfire])

To: Tom Monson <monson@jaguar.sr.hp.com>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Gas leaks...(WAS: fuel leaks from Stromberg Carb [Spitfire])
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@scooter.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:05:03 -0500
At 08:20 AM 3/13/98 -0800, Tom Monson wrote:
>
>In reading all of these posts about carbs drooling gasoline, I thought of
>one remote possibility:  defective or incorrect vapor recovery plumbing
>allowing pressurization (due to crankcase pressure) of the fuel tank.  I
>guess a simple check would be to pop the filler cap and see if it changes
>things.

Thanks Tom.

I've been opening the fuel cap after driving, for a week.   Still a drop or
two under the bowl after parking.  :(   My carb has been getting so much
attention, the fuel pump got jealous and started leaking too.


As a side note, here in NJ gas caps will be tested for proper sealing
(pressure test) when the new "rolling road" emissions check kicks in later
this year.   At the two "voluntary" test lanes already available, gas cap
integrity would have been the biggest reason for emissions failure.


Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire  ("No Smoking Nearby if you Know What's Good For You")

"NEVER volunteer for anything!"

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