[TR] tr3 CARBURATION

[Mark J Bradakis]

This isn't exactly related, but close.  A while back a fellow called up 
the shop to
have us work on his MGB-GT.  His carbs were running way too rich, he said,
and he was having trouble getting the car started and running.  It 
seemed like
a carb problem, but he just spent $700 at a tire store/repair place to 
get his carbs
redone.

Poor fellow.  The car gets towed in and I nearly fall on the floor 
laughing after
I open the hood.  The $700 "repair" job involved hooking the fuel inlet 
hoses
to the bowl vents - no floats or valves involved, just a constant stream 
of gas
into the carbs.  A minute or two hooking the hoses to the proper pipes 
had the
car running well once again.

mjb.