I have a friend working on a '74 TR6 and he has a carb problem. He was
changing the "o" rings above the needles and when he pulled the air valve out
he noticed it was wet with gas. In fact, the whole inside of the carb was wet.
He hadn't run the enigine since sunday. He seems to think that gas is seeping
up around the jet, not through the center, but where the jet is pressed into
the carb body. I'm not familiar with later TR carbs, is this possible? Is
there an "o" ring or something to seal the outside of the jet? Or is it just
too hard to see where the gas is coming from and it's really through the hole?
My quick answer to him would be to check the needle valve, float setting and
look for a hole or crack in the float. He says there is quite a bit of gas in
both carbs. He also could not lean out the carbs. He says it's was running
very rich.
Any comments, ideas, suggestions?
Jim
'67 TR-4A
'68 GT6
'73 Spit6
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