I thought I had sent this yesterday, but I never saw it appear. My
apologies if this is a duplicate.
Ive been having some serious driveability issues with the single Stromberg
carb on my 78 Spitfire which I have yet to sort out. While searching the
internet for some ideas, I found a site about the carb to manifold mounting
gasket. This site advises: Some repair manuals will illustrate the carb
to manifold gasket inverted. This, although do-able, on the car and looking
correct; loses vacuum and the car will run but won't idle. The gasket needs
switched 90 degrees from the manuals to work.
Unfortunately without knowing whether I have a right or wrong repair
manual, it doesnt really say which way is correct. And of course I
didnt pay sufficient attention when the carb was initially taken off the
manifold. Im presuming that the cut-out on the gasket (actually I
believe its an insulator) lines up with an identical cut-out on the
throttle passage of the carb. That would seem obvious, but Ive learning
never to assume anything about the Stromberg!
Can anyone confirm or deny so I can at least eliminate this possibility?
Thanks as always!
Greg Rowe
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