<VV> Carb gas leak - possible?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/22/2007 7:22:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
rbkj84 at comcast.net writes:

Need  help with a significant gas leak!!
An interesting problem popped up in my  1965 Corsa this afternoon.  With 
engine on, gas was running out of the  right side primary carburetor somewhere 
down low and toward the front of the  car.  First indication was that car  
stalled. 


 
Primary carbs with a High Speed enrichment circuit (most late  carbs) have a 
plug inserted on the outside of the bowl fairly low on the  outside of the 
body. I can think of no other external orifice that could leak,  unless the fuel 
level rises above the upper/lower body parting line. Then  all bets are off. I 
remove that lower plug when I relocate the jets for  a racing set-up. It is 
replaced by a screw threaded plug. Be sure to check  that area on the offending 
carb. I canot recall having seen one leak  before, but these suckers are over 
40 years old.  -  Seth    



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