Weber leaking
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:34 am
Out in the country having a drive in my Sprint the other day when the smell of petrol became really obvious.
Checking everything I found a wet area and a few drips coming out the bottom of the small plate between the chokes at the front of the carb and below the cold starting device. Is it reasonable to assume that the cold s. d. is at fault?How fuel would get into this little chamber any other way I don't know.
Reading old posts the suggestion is to blank it off and plug it up. Is this still the suggested cure? I can do without it as I've never needed or used it.
Float level is OK, everything is moving freely, choke lever not jammed on and I haven't been messing with anything.
It coincided with the idle becoming really rough but this seems to have corrected itself as the leak lessened. Still there, no longer actually dripping, but still smelling really bad.
Ralph
N.Z.
71 Sprint
Checking everything I found a wet area and a few drips coming out the bottom of the small plate between the chokes at the front of the carb and below the cold starting device. Is it reasonable to assume that the cold s. d. is at fault?How fuel would get into this little chamber any other way I don't know.
Reading old posts the suggestion is to blank it off and plug it up. Is this still the suggested cure? I can do without it as I've never needed or used it.
Float level is OK, everything is moving freely, choke lever not jammed on and I haven't been messing with anything.
It coincided with the idle becoming really rough but this seems to have corrected itself as the leak lessened. Still there, no longer actually dripping, but still smelling really bad.
Ralph
N.Z.
71 Sprint