Atwell
Your float may have sunk. BUT you may have a sticking jet. I would put in
a Grose jet to be sure. It probably would not hurt to do the float at the
same time, it is 19 years after all.
Hope this helps. By the way you can get the Grose jets at almost any of
the regular places like Moss, TRF or Vick. Brit.
Good Luck
John
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> From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@scooter.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Stinky 'ol Spitfire
> Date: Saturday, January 03, 1998 3:36 PM
>
> Happy New Year, Listers:
>
> My '79 Spit, which is happily driving around the frozen North now that
it's
> registered & insured (whattaya mean why am I driving around with the top
> down in 25 degree weather? Its not raining, is it?) has a problem with
gas
> dripping put of the carb (Zenith-Stromberg 150 CD) after I shut it down.
> I've taken the carb off twice to verify that the floats are set at the
> correct height.
>
> The carb was rebuilt using the Moss kit before I got it back on the road.
> Its still running rich (catalytic converter glowing slightly red) despite
> leaning the needle out 'till it idles rough.
>
> Before I spend $$$ on a new float, is there anything else that could be
> wrong? A check of the choke was suggested, but the car has an aftermarket
> manual choke to replace the original water-actuated contraption, and the
> actuating lever is fully "off". I suspect the floats as they are the
> originals, and I have had to readjust the mixture (always leaner) since
the
> rebuild.
>
> My wife is complaining about the funny smell coming from the garage (its
> that darn oxygenated fuel leaking under the car). Can anyone help?
>
>
> Atwell Haines
> '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
>
> "It's tough to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything"
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