Sounds like the o-ring around the plug has hardened with age and is no longer
sealing. I believe the only way to get the proper replacement is in the carb
repair kit, although you might find a suitable replacement, made from the
correct material from a industrial supply house -- make sure it's made of
materal that is suitable for immersion in gasoline.
It's a simple job to replace, although you need to remove the float bowl to do
it, as the plug is plastic (with a brass cap) and you need to *carefully*
squeeze the inner tangs to release the plug, If you try to pry the plug off
from the outside you stand a very good change of breaking the plug, and I
believe it is almost impossible to obtain a replacement plug.
Fix it before driving as you don't want to drip gasoline onto the exhaust
manifold!
Steve Sutton
74 1/2 TR-6
Ridgecrest, CA
> From: Jim Cullen <jcullen@direct.ca>, on 11/16/96 9:56 PM:
> What a wonderful day, 30 cm of snow at Whistler, and 40 cm at the local
> mountains. My heart was leaping thinking of cranking some fresh turns on my
> boards, but wait... I look at Jade in the garage, and notice an atypical
> nasty wet spot on the ground. Perhaps, she wanted to make sure I hadn't
> forgot about her. Further inspection reveals a steady (every 20 sec.
> approx.) drip of gas from the bottom plug of the caburettor. I've
> disconnected the fuel feed, and now await help from masters of the list. I
> would really appreciate any insight, because over the past two years that
> I've owned my spit they've been great and I've never had experience with
> other cars carbs. Are there any ideas out there where/why this dripping is
> occuring. I've got the Stromberg CD carb (150 CDSE), which is the stock carb
> (I think).
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jim Cullen, 1974 Spitfire, aka "Jade"
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