Do all ZSs have temperature compensator valves?
Eric
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From: <ShewFamily@aol.com>
To: <pjgraffam@juno.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: ZS Carb trouble 74TR6-reply
> Al,
> The obvious problem could be a stuck float valve. I recently did a
complete
> rebuild of my carbs using the professional rebuild kit from Moss.
Cranked
> it, adjusted the carbs and set the timing and drove it around the
block - ran
> great. When I returned, I stopped in my driveway for just a moment.
My
> driveway slopes down at about 10 degrees. I let it idle for a few
minutes
> while I stopped to check something in my interior. It slowly went
dead. I
> let it roll into my garage and pulled the air cleaner off to see if
I could
> find the problem. When I tried to crank it, gas poured out the
front carb.
> I tried banging (carefully) around the float chamber. No luck. I
had to
> pull the carb off and found the valve stuck. Rotated it several
times in the
> bore until it wouldn't stick. No more problems.
>
> One other area to check. I found last year that when the inside
gasket on
> the temperature compensator valves was missing that gas would pour
from the
> carb as well. Long story, but I had pulled the compensator valve
off to
> adjust them and the gasket in the bore came out and dropped on the
floor.
> Yes, it drove me crazy trying to figure out the problem, but I
retraced my
> steps and noticed the gasket was missing. Shined the light on the
floor and
> there it was. Replaced it and no more leaks. Good luck.
> John Shewmake
> '74 TR6
> Chattanooga, TN
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