And hopefully you're a non-smoker! At least for a while, anyway.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of datsunmike
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 5:05 PM
To: Datsun Roadster List
Subject: First Problem
On the way to my MGB club meeting I was driving in heavy traffic on Long
Island. I started smelling gas but kept on going. When I got to the
restaurant I saw a line of gas coming from my car in the parking lot. Seems
my float needle stuck open on the front carb and it was a new needle. I
didn't have any tools besides a cheap screwdriver set and an adjustable
crescent wrench. I was able to take off the float cover and take out the
needle which I carefully disassembled in my car. There was a small piece of
crud in there. Blew it out (gas tastes horrible), reassembled everything,
and all was better.
Lesson learned was to carry a cheap set of tools in the car.
My Datsun never broke down or gave me trouble before in the 20+ years I
owned it so I never carried tools.
Oh well.
Mike
PS - I smelled wonderful while eating dinner too but everyone at the table
was a BTDT person.
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