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1. HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:53:10 -0500; I may have done some serious damage - or maybe I'm luckier than I think. The initial problem...1973 MGB with HIF-4 carbs would not start and was trickling fuel out the vent line. Upon disassembly of; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00239.html (8,982 bytes)
2. Re: HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 18:37:48 +0000; Could be the over-run valves on the throttle butterflies playing up. But in any case you need to do a full carb adjustment (after valve adjustment and ignition setup) before looking for any other pro; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00432.html (7,686 bytes)
3. Re: HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Phil Raby <mgworld@chp.ltd.uk>; Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 21:13:43 +0100; If this is the problem, I've always got around it by gluing the valve up with Araldite =AD they never work properly. You could, of course, buy new butterflies without the valve holes if you want to d; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00452.html (7,386 bytes)
4. Re: HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Graham McCann <gmccann@pcug.org.au>; Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 08:44:29 +1000; =20 Not a recommended fix as the Araldite gets hard from the heat and flakes off into the carby. It may not block anything but the poppet valves will be free again. Better to solder them closed. It i; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00468.html (7,785 bytes)
5. Re: HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:50:48 -0500; Following float replacement in both HIF-4's... I wanted to thank all the respondents too many to send this reply to all of them... The ideas got me to thinking more and looking more closely at a few; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00562.html (8,638 bytes)
6. Re: HELP: Dumb Owner Trick (score: 1): Author: Phil Raby <mgworld@chp.ltd.uk>; Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:49:42 +0100; I must admit I've never had problems with Araldite on carbs. Why, in my college days, I even remember gluing an electric kettle spout on with the stuff! Neither the heat nor the moisture affected it!; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00563.html (7,551 bytes)

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