>>>Milo Kral said:
> One of the carbs on my '71 TR6 keeps losing its oil. Any clues why? I
> originally thought it was because of a hole the diaphragm, but apparently
> it isn't.
No, the diaphragm has nothing to do with keeping the oil in the dashpot.
There's an o-ring at the bottom that seals the adjuster screw to the piston
body. It's a pain to get out; there's a star washer (they say) that holds the
whole mess in place.
I tried for a whole Saturday afternoon to get it out and replace the O-ring,
adn gave up. Now I ritually add fluid (I use Castrol type F ATF) to the carbs
every Saturday.
--berry
Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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