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Good morning all

 

Is it usual to have a small amount of petrol dribble out of the vacuum pipe connector on the carburettor end - Strombergs fitted? The rubber connectors have perished on mine and when I took them off there was petrol seeping out. Not a great deal but enough for me to start becoming paranoid. :unsure:

 

Although the car appears to be running ok I was wondering whether the mixture was wrong so checked the plugs. 3 look ok but one from no 3, is slightly more brown / orange than the others. They are NGK.

 

Should I be concerned or not?

 

Steve

 

PS Nice to see TS2 on the Glavon stand at Stroud yesterday.

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If your plugs are as good as you say I should stop worrying. My plugs are always running black and the banjo unscrews itself. I would be very happy to have brown plugs and a small discharge around the vacuum might just be at idle in the garage. How is the consumption overall.

 

Nice dog

 

Richard

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Hi Richard

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Consumption is around 23 mpg so that's ok. I spoke to Neil at Revington today and he wasn't sure why the petrol would seep from there but suggested the float may be a little high so will check that out.

 

He also said not to worry, so I won't.!!

 

Meg said Hello.

 

Thanks again

 

Steve

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