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Re: I smell GAS!

To: jello@ida.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: I smell GAS!
From: "Jesse Robinson" <jesserobinson2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 14:16:29 GMT
>I was going to say check your floats, and overflow lines, but that applies 
>to
>SU's.  If you have a weber downdraft, I can't offer much help other than 
>what
>you've already done - look for leaks everywhere.  Is the carb a dual barrel
>progressive??  I used to have one on my VW, so if it is, I might know 
>something
>there.  My guess is you ahve a tuning issue with the weber, and possibly a 
>bad
>float there too - don't know if there's an overflow on it or not, but 
>gaskets,
>needles, jets etc. are all things to check.
>
>Phil Bates
>

Yes, it is a progressive...  It could be too rich.  Do you have a good way 
of adjusting.  The instruction that came with it say nothing.  I just turn 
it until it sounds/runs good.

Jesse


















>Jesse Robinson wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > When the top is up and the windows are rolled up I can smell gas.  Which
> > makes it a real drag for winter driving.  I did installed a new SU fuel 
>pump
> > a while back, and didn't tighten the gas pipe hard enough the first time
> > around.  I found it to be leaking slightly - tighten it until it stopped 
>and
> > thought that was the problem.  Well, I still smell it... I ran the 
>engine
> > for a while and gave a good look under the car, and nothing was leaking. 
>  I
> > followed the fuel line and didn't see anything out of the ordinary 
>(didn't
> > check really good around the tranny though...).  I also gave a quick 
>look in
> > the trunk.  Nothing seemed to be leaking...
> >
> > Any ideas where to go from here?
> >
> > Gas mileage is pretty bad - 140 miles a tank!  I didn't get really good 
>gas
> > mileage to begin with: never rebuilt/valves rattling/low oil 
>pressure/Weber
> > Downdraft Carb.  Not really sure what the mileage was before, because I 
>took
> > the car out of storage, to start driving it again, and the fuel pump 
>broke
> > first thing.  I did replace the tank about 13 years ago with a used one 
>from
> > a pick-n-pull yard.  Can't think of anything else usefull.
> >
> > Thanks - watching my fuel needle drop,
> > Jesse
> > 1970 MGB
> > 
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