SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
> I should have said this the first time, but here is the info: It is a '74
> spitfire 1500 w/ a single Zenith Stromberg. Mileage seems to have gotten
> worse, but I could just be driving it a little more b/c of the nice weather
> so I have to fill up more. I haven't really been paying attention to the
> actual miles. I used to go about 1/2-3/4 a tank a week, now i am at a tank
> lasting a little less that a week. I had the vaccuum tube fall off the
> distributer a few months ago, but i cut the bad end off and put a clamp on
> it. The distributor should be OK - a month ago, as you may recall, the clamps
> fell off and the cap came loose. I took it to a mechanic to get new clamps,
> and i believe he inspected it while it was in there.
>
> Kris Powell
Kris,
Had somewhat similar problem, and after much checking found the rubber diaphragm
in the carb was split at the edges..... put in a new one and fixed all....
Cheers,
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Bob Norway
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