<VV> Turbo Carb leaking very bad!

[Duane, Jim]

Carb needle and seat can't take the pressure.  I needed a regulator
(yes, my bypass works quite well). I set it to 3 lbs.  No more problems.

Jim Duane
'66 180 Corsa cvt.
Colonial Corvairs
CORSA


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Cassera [mailto:corsa@defiancestudios.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 6:50 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Turbo Carb leaking very bad!

Hi All,

I recently put in a rebuild LM carb that I had purchased in my 65 Corsa
when I had the Turbo rebuilt.  I have driven it maybe three times since
I put it in.  Missing from the fuel setup was the Fuel filter and fuel
retun line that a previous owner felt was superfluous to the car.

I installed a new filter and was in the process of getting the return
line in when I tested the filter to be sure it was working correctly.
Basically I ran a hose from the return outlet of the filter to a gas can
to see how the car was running.  I was also curious about how much gas
was sent back to the tank.  The car was running well but...

When I held the throttle so that the car ran at about 2000 rpm, the
carburator started to leak a stream of gas.  It seemed to be coming from
the pump actuating link.  The stream of gas was constant as long as the
throttle was held.  When I released the throttle and the car went back
down to idle, the leak eventually stopped.

Its frustraiting because this was a newly rebuilt carb.  I know
virtually nothing about carburators and what makes them work.  Does this
seem like a problem with a simple solution or am I doomed to pull apart
the whole carb/turbo setup again?

If I'm pulling this apart again, I'm considering going with a Weber Carb
and adapter because the Carter carb has been the bain of my existance
since I purchased the Corvair.  Anybody have a different carb setup in
their turbos?

Mike
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