Hi Geo
I can tell it is not an injected TR6, to find a fuel leak on those all you
have to do is turn the ignition on (so the fuel pump runs) and look and see
where the jet of fuel is coming from! It doesn't get much easier than that,
and people say the injection is hard to deal with! ;-)
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geo Hahn"
Subject: Re: TR6 fuel pump query
> >Hello, the list. I would like to survey the members here that are
aquainted
> >with fuel pump leaks...
> One trick for finding the leak point is to clean it up and get it dry --
> then run the engine with a bit of brown paper towel (like you get at gas
> stations) against the likely spots for the leak. The smallest drop will
> be immediately evident on such a towel as a dark spot. FWIW -- I use
> teflon tape on the threads of the compression nut not as a sealant but
> to make it thread easier as it may need to crank down quite a bit to get
> the olive to seal.
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
> 64 TR4
> Mt Lemmon, AZ
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