I just finished dismantling and cleaning the two Strombergs on my 1974
TR6 purchased in October. The PO gave me one carb kit (in a plastic
bag) and I bought another, but the PO's kit did not have a gasket for
the starter box/choke assembly which the other kit had. Neither carb
had the gasket when I took them apart. One of my catalogs shows the
gasket but does not have a part number for it, and another one doesn't show
it at all. I decided to leave them off. I cranked up the engine for the
first time a couple of hours ago, and it caught right up and sounded
pretty smooth with no adjustments yet, but the forward carb is leaking
gas and it appears to be from the starter box. So it seems that the
gasket might really be necessary even though it wasn't there before
and there was no leaking before. Do any of you out there remember
whether your manual choke Strombergs have the gasket? And is there a
way to buy another one without getting the whole rebuild kit?
Thanks for any help.
Tim Gaines
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire
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