Hello.
Concern regarding my 100/4 carbs : I recently bought the car, with the information that the carbs had been completely overhauled - some of the gaskets I can see actually seem to be new. The car starts and runs very nicely.
During several electrical checks of the wiring, I had to switch the contact ON, causing the fuel pump to run (engine not running). I then noticed that some fuel leaks appeared at the bottom of the jets (still not sure of the exact location of the leaks' source).
Incidentally, the choke was "on", so my questions are :
- is this normal ? I guess it is not, but as the choke was engaged, maybe it could have worsen the situation ?
- if this needs to be corrected as I think it should, do you think that it would be useful to - again - overhaul the carbs by using the full SU kit, or is there any chance that the leaks might be caused by worn-out "mechanical" parts (jet, bores...) ?
Thank you in advance for your replies (silly question maybe, but I don't know these cars, and don't want to replace parts that don't deserve it).
Regards,
Matt
Concern regarding my 100/4 carbs : I recently bought the car, with the information that the carbs had been completely overhauled - some of the gaskets I can see actually seem to be new. The car starts and runs very nicely.
During several electrical checks of the wiring, I had to switch the contact ON, causing the fuel pump to run (engine not running). I then noticed that some fuel leaks appeared at the bottom of the jets (still not sure of the exact location of the leaks' source).
Incidentally, the choke was "on", so my questions are :
- is this normal ? I guess it is not, but as the choke was engaged, maybe it could have worsen the situation ?
- if this needs to be corrected as I think it should, do you think that it would be useful to - again - overhaul the carbs by using the full SU kit, or is there any chance that the leaks might be caused by worn-out "mechanical" parts (jet, bores...) ?
Thank you in advance for your replies (silly question maybe, but I don't know these cars, and don't want to replace parts that don't deserve it).
Regards,
Matt