[Spridgets] Gas leaks

[Bill Masquelier]

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Bill

> From: billmasq at hotmail.com
> To: bkitterer at mac.com; spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:46:56 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gas leaks
>
> You say that you have run thru a number of fuel filters- are they all the
> common "paper innards" type?
> You may do well to get one of the sintered type ones which filter down to 5
> microns (.0005") or maybe 8.
> This is the type that JC Whitney used to sell that had a glass tube and
metal
> ends and could be disassembled and cleaned. They work much better than the
> paper ones.
> Bill
>
> > To: Spridgets at autox.team.net
> > From: bkitterer at mac.com
> > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:00:51 -0700
> > Subject: [Spridgets] Gas leaks
> >
> > OK Folks I am out of ideas.
> >
> > At freeway speeds I can smell gas but when I stop it is not apparent
> > where the gas is coming from.  It seems like it has to be the float
> > bowl overflows since all the lines are good and if they are leaking
> > speed should not make any difference.   For some years I have been
> > fighting grit from the gas tank - - powder coater blasted it with out
> > taping the openings after the tank had been cleaned.  Ran lots of
> > paint thinner through the tank before reinstalling, added two in line
> > fuel filters and grit still got through. After five sets of filters
> > and float bowl jets and needles I thought the problem had been licked
> > - - no more over flow at idle.  The pump pressure is also correct,
> > check last week.  But still smell gas at freeway speeds.
> >
> > Thoughts???
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bob Kitterer
> >
> > 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> > 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> > 2000 Miata Special Edition
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