On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:59 PM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a@att.net>wrote:
> I went to move my TR6 tonight so I can get the TR3 in the shop instead
> (there may be a pattern forming here...). I drove the 6 around the block and
> it was pouring fuel out of the rear carburetor on the bottom through a round
> disk thing that is rattling around. I am not real familiar with the TR6 yet
> and never touched a ZS carb. What are those disk things? Why does fuel pour
> out of one? Is there a quick fix until I can rebuild the carbs? The car sat
> for about 20 years and I am bringing it back to life.
> I just need to move the car about 300 feet uphill and would rather not
> be on fire while doing it.
>
The earlier Z-S carbs had adjustable jets. When the asjustable jets were
replaced with adjustable needles as emissions became more of an issue,
instead of retooling the float bowls, a plug with an o-ring was put into the
opening. The o-rings are most likely the problem.
HTH,
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IK
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