[Mgs] gas leak

Paul Root ptrmgb at gmail.com
Tue Jul 23 09:16:51 MDT 2013


Probably a bit of gunk in the gas. Have you out a new fuel filter in
resently? Or a fuel line between the filter and the carb?
On Jul 23, 2013 9:57 AM, "Monte Jane Morris" <montejane at gmail.com> wrote:

> I got in the B this morning and noticed the fuel pump was continuing to
> pump instead of it's normal click, click, click, stop. Then I smelled gas.
> Opened the bonnet to find gas streaming down the front carb (HIF's). I
> figured it was a stuck float, which has NEVER happened before. So I rapped
> on it a little with a hammer and it stopped.
> Question:
>  Is this usually a sign of continued problems, or might it just be a rare
> event? A month or so ago, I was having a minor miss when accelerating
> during a long drive but that cleared up after a few tanks of gas. I was
> wondering if the two might be connected.
> Thanks,
> Monte, 79B w/ points
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