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Re: leaking Solex's...

To: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>,
Subject: Re: leaking Solex's...
From: RWM <RWM@RWMann.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 15:09:19 -0400
I thought they all weeped around the acc pump gaskets....  No?

- Bob Mann, '69 2000 Solex, w/weeping gasket feature

Daniel Neuman wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
>         The acc. pump cover on my forward solex is leaking  bit.. Not drip
> on the frame leaking but it is damp.  Thee gaskets appear to be new-undamaged.
> Whats wrong is is that the threads in the carbs are stripped out..well the
> first half of them anyways.  I bought longer screws, to engage the 
>non-stripped
> threads, but I still can not really tighten them down...
>         Why would the holes be stripped out??  Is it some kinda uncommon 
>thread
> that maybe the P.O. replaced with a screw that was close but not quite??
> Yikes should I jsut pull the carbs..and tap the stripped holes to something
> slightly bigger but more common...
>                 Daniel 69 2000
>                 SF CA

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