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Re: SU Problem

To: Phillip <metaz@knology.net>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: SU Problem
From: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:41:19 -0700
At 03:42 PM 5/22/02 -0400, Phillip wrote:
>I just installed a pair of SU HS2 carbs to my 76 and I can't seem to figure
>out why the front carb is leaking gas.  It is not noticeable until I shut
>the car down gas leaks out of the inside of the carb from the jet.  Could
>it be that the needle is not sealing.  I thought that the float might have
>a leak but when I pulled it out I couldn't see any fuel inside.  I just
>replaced the exhaust with a stainless setup from Rimmer Bros. and figured
>while I was at it I would rebuild and install the SUs that have been
>sitting on my shelf for a while.  Thanks for any help!


The fuel must get through the check valve that the float operates before it 
can get to the needle/jet assembly.  Fuel is only let through the fuel bowl 
if it is siphoned out via vacuum into the jet needle assembly.  Without the 
engine running, there is no demand on the system so the fuel bowl should be 
full and the check valve closed.

I'd clean up and replace the fuel bowl float and the valve assembly in the 
bowl first.

-Vegaman Dan
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