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Hi all...ever since I've owned my EK sedan, the carby has dripped fuel from the main jet screw on the outside of the bowl.
I have re-kitted the carby about 2 months (or more) ago and thought the new brass gasket (ring) around the screw would fix the problem..but alas it was not to be.
This is starting to piss me orf because if I don't start the the car for a few days it takes a long crank to get the thing started due to the lack of fuel in the bowl. It always starts straight away one the fuel gets in there..no problems.
Does anyone have a solution to fix this leak..or do I have to put up with it?

Scotty.

$180 carby off ebay, I hear they are worth every cent (strogger I think bought one).

If it's leaking through the thread on the jet, some sort of sealant (tape or the red paste you put on welch plugs to stop leaks) as long as it doesn't fowl up the rest of the carb? only a suggestion I have never had to deal with something like this before.

Trev

I have the same prob Scotty.
It will take forever to start if left for a few days. Now I just have a small can of fuel in the garage and just pour a bit down the carby and she starts pretty much striaght away. Its a bit of a pain in the ass, but its quicker than cranking her over waiting for it to fire.
Was looking at the carbies on Ebay, maybe worth grabbing one.

Dave.

Thanks Trev & Dave...
Might be worth looking into a new carby...at only $180 it sounds worth it! (Considering just a carb kit costs $45!!)

Scotty.

Trev wrote:$180 carby off ebay, I hear they are worth every cent (strogger I think bought one).

If it's leaking through the thread on the jet, some sort of sealant (tape or the red paste you put on welch plugs to stop leaks) as long as it doesn't fowl up the rest of the carb? only a suggestion I have never had to deal with something like this before.

Trev

Are these the ones you mean on Ebay? Interested to hear if they are okay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RECO-STROMBERG-S ... 20b6740452

Brian

fbvan wrote:

Trev wrote:$180 carby off ebay, I hear they are worth every cent (strogger I think bought one).

If it's leaking through the thread on the jet, some sort of sealant (tape or the red paste you put on welch plugs to stop leaks) as long as it doesn't fowl up the rest of the carb? only a suggestion I have never had to deal with something like this before.

Trev

Are these the ones you mean on Ebay? Interested to hear if they are okay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RECO-STROMBERG-S ... 20b6740452

Brian

That one is for a 202 (1 7/32) so it would be way too big for the grey, what you need for a grey is a 1 1/32 size carb.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-stromberg ... _904wt_907

Found this, the price has jumped to $220 since last I looked.

I assume 138 red and grey would be the same size ?????

Dave.

we have liquid thread tape at work, maby some of that would do the trick, if not three bond liquid gasket.
we have liquid electrical tape too they make everything these days

Scotty put triples on it one is bound to work alright

Craig wrote:Scotty put triples on it one is bound to work alright

With my success on twins and triples it would be the same problem X3!!
I'll try some thread tape and see how it goes..

Scotty..

P.S..I DO have a twin carb manifold ya know, Craig ! don't tempt me!!

ive had the same problem a few times. I just used thread sealant tape (the really thin teflon tape that plumbers sometime use to make joins water/gas tight) on the plug. Just pull the plug out, put a wrap or two around the threaded section (keeping it off the carby end) and wack it back in

Mines started doing it too now!!! I'm gonna try the tape. Carb was rebuilt last year.

put a small slither of locktite 'form a gasket' silicone round the plug, works a treat.

Not sure if putting nylon tape in contact with fuel will work for very long
Had the same problem to the point of car running crap and flooding with fuel. THe problem with my carbie was that the float had a few pin holes in it and filled up with fuel thus not stopping more fuel once the float was filled so kept on constantly overflowing. Check your float and the little valve that it activates. If you don't use a fuel filTer it may have something in there stopping it from closing shut. I sealed the float holes with a little solder and then reset the float level to compensate for the additional weight. Don't use nylon or epoxy or anything like that. It'll rot or dissolve in the fuel. Never know it may be just that the float level needs to be adjusted...easy fix.