This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--===============3020453659277442965==
boundary="------------9gy70uE8kIeO0W0QzALwo1Va"
Content-Language: en-US
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------9gy70uE8kIeO0W0QzALwo1Va
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
even amazon carries a variety of real BUNA rubber, and / or viton
o-rings that can handle the ethanol in gas these days.
Just measure and order.
ptegler
On 12/9/2022 8:52 PM, Alex & Janet Thomson wrote:
>
> I had fuel leaking from the plastic plugs on the bottom of the carbs
> on the GT6 MK lll that we used to own. The raw fuel would land right
> on top of the starter. A call to Joe Curto resulted in a pair of
> replacement O-Rings arriving in the mail. He mentioned that the rubber
> used in standard O-Rings doesnâ??t hold up well with todayâ??s gasoline.
> That solved the problem for us.
>
> Alex Thomson
>
> â??73 TR6
>
> *From:*Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
> *dave northrup
> *Sent:* Friday, December 09, 2022 8:15 PM
> *To:* triumphs@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [TR] ZS Carbs leak
>
> TR6 - The bottom of the carbs have gas on them; I can feel it when I
> run my fingers along the bottom.
>
> Replaced all the bottom stuff a few years ago. TR6 was driven from
> Dallas to Reno in April; no gas smell in daughterâ??s garage in Reno.Â
> Was driven in May and August in Reno (see Hot August Nights!) but no
> smell. Was driven from Reno to Taos to Dallas; seems like that is
> when the problem started.
>
> Any thoughts on where I should start? Its probably either the seal in
> the float chamber or the seal on the very bottom? If I put a mirror
> down there what am I looking for?
>
>
> **triumphs@autox.team.net **
>
> Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net
--
Paul Tegler
ptegler@verizon.net www.teglerizer.com
--------------9gy70uE8kIeO0W0QzALwo1Va
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<p>even amazon carries a variety of real BUNA rubber, and / or viton
o-rings that can handle the ethanol in gas these days.<br>
Just measure and order.</p>
<p>ptegler<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/9/2022 8:52 PM, Alex & Janet
Thomson wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:001101d90c3a$0ad359c0$207a0d40$@charter.net">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered
medium)">
<style>@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}</style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">I had fuel leaking
from the plastic plugs on the bottom of the carbs on the GT6
MK lll that we used to own. The raw fuel would land right on
top of the starter. A call to Joe Curto resulted in a pair
of replacement O-Rings arriving in the mail. He mentioned
that the rubber used in standard O-Rings doesnâ??t hold up
well with todayâ??s gasoline. That solved the problem for
us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Alex
Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">â??73
TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Triumphs [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net";>mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On
Behalf Of </b>dave northrup<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 09, 2022 8:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TR] ZS Carbs leak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TR6 - The bottom of the carbs have gas on
them; I can feel it when I run my fingers along the
bottom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Replaced all the bottom stuff a few years
ago. TR6 was driven from Dallas to Reno in April; no gas
smell in daughterâ??s garage in Reno. Was driven in May and
August in Reno (see Hot August Nights!) but no smell. Was
driven from Reno to Taos to Dallas; seems like that is when
the problem started.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts on where I should start? Its
probably either the seal in the float chamber or the seal on
the very bottom? If I put a mirror down there what am I
looking for?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="moz-mime-attachment-header"></fieldset>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">** <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **
Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs";>http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.team.net/archive";>http://www.team.net/archive</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Paul Tegler
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net";>ptegler@verizon.net</a> <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.teglerizer.com";>www.teglerizer.com</a></pre>
</body>
</html>
--------------9gy70uE8kIeO0W0QzALwo1Va--
--===============3020453659277442965==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
** triumphs@autox.team.net **
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive
--===============3020453659277442965==--
|