buybuybuy Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hi gang,just a quickie to see if anyone knows why my carb is leaking petrol from the side.There appears to be a drilled hole in the side of the carb and it would appear that it should go into the air filter plate on the carb body. It was covered by a clip held in by a screw but this appears to be doing nothing.Should this have a blanking plug put in it or should it be left the way it is. It doesnt look right though because when I blew an airline into it, the revs cut and the car died.Any ideas anyone?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldmanblue Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 yes that hole should be there with the clip and screw, i dont know why though but mine did the same thing because it had sat for some time and the petrol had put a lacquer type covering on the internal parts of the carb, so i had it rebuilt and set up, now i have no leaks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemming Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 hiAssuming it's a Stromberg CD carb you talking about.It seems to me like you have a stucked needle inlet valve or a malfunctioning float.Resulting in excessive fuel in the float chamberThe hole, clip and screw are supposed to work as a float chamber overflow. You might also have a bad flotchamber/carb.body gasket.regards Flemming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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