[6pack] Buddy's Spit has carb issues

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Sloane:

	Sounds like good old fashioned heat soak to me. Does the car start if he
attempts to restart it immediately after shutting it down? If so, I doubt that
the float is stuck.

	Read the plugs to see if the mixture is correct, adjust as needed. A guess
would be that the mix is lean, causing extra heat.
	Adjust/clean the temperature compensator in the carb to make sure it is
working correctly.
	If all else fails, install a heat shield between the carb and exhaust
manifold.

	Vance


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of im sloane
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:31 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Buddy's Spit has carb issues

Hi team,

I have a buddy with a 74 Spit, OEM carb(1). Car has been off the road for
most
of the last two years, but he cranks it regularly. (only body and interior
work) He's having an issue after a 20-30 minute drive. Car won't start, and
he
notices oil(?) coming out of the small pin hole near the top of the carb
dashpot. I'm thinking he could have a stuck float, flooded carb, and gas is
backing up into the dashpot, which would overflow if the top was off, but is
squeezing out the little hole. He get's it home without a tow, so obviously
it
will start when cooled down. I'm hoping he doesn't need to rebuild the whole
carb.



What say ye?



Sloane :)

69-Six

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