[Spridgets] SU question

[Lester]

Unless I miss my guess, those are the overflow fittings and were connected to
pa pipe that ran down and drained on the roadway.  That fuel comes out of them
would indicate that your float/needle and seat/ fuel pressure is off.  Those
fittings should only function as vents if everything else is working
properly.

Lester


On Oct 10, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Robert Weeks wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I finally got my Midget running yesterday. Thanks to everyone who
> emailed and offered tips and moral support.
>
> One of the reasons I stopped driving this car was that there was always
> a really strong gas smell when I'd drive it. I noticed while working on
> the car that this pair of SU carbs has an extra fitting on top of the
> float chamber which look just like the gas inlet fittings. From what I
> can tell these fittings were supposed to be connected to the evaporative
> emissions canister. Since this car does not have an evaporative
> emissions system what should I do with these? Can they simply be plugged
> or can I run a gas-line from the front carb to the rear carb similar to
> how the inlets are setup? I noticed while I was under the hood tuning
> the car that some times when revving the car that gas would shoot out of
> these fittings. I can't imagine that is a good thing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert
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