When I say “leaking” I mean positively p*ssing out - it's that much that externally I though it was a water leak.
Anyway - 1975 2200SC: there's a "vent" to the front side of the carb, which is hidden (on my car at least) by a bracket that bolts to the carb and supports the heat shield. Could not really see where it was coming from, but removing the bracket reveals it clearly.
I write "vent", because that is how is it marked in the Haynes manual.
Is this the overflow from the carb bowl, that is indicating that the float valve is not working?
Other symptoms: car has cut out a few times, and/or has no power, indicating fuel starvation. I initially thought this was running out of fuel, so pulled the reserve, but later realised this was not the issue at all (because I put the reserve back, and it still kept running). How much air should there be in the fuel pump glass dome - I only seem to be getting fuel just above the filter.
Also, do I need to worry about using E10 unleaded? Car probably has never had a carb overhaul, and has been in storage for nearly 25 years (so was probably using leaded fuel the last time it was running around).
Should the timing be different with E10 unleaded?
Anyway - 1975 2200SC: there's a "vent" to the front side of the carb, which is hidden (on my car at least) by a bracket that bolts to the carb and supports the heat shield. Could not really see where it was coming from, but removing the bracket reveals it clearly.
I write "vent", because that is how is it marked in the Haynes manual.
Is this the overflow from the carb bowl, that is indicating that the float valve is not working?
Other symptoms: car has cut out a few times, and/or has no power, indicating fuel starvation. I initially thought this was running out of fuel, so pulled the reserve, but later realised this was not the issue at all (because I put the reserve back, and it still kept running). How much air should there be in the fuel pump glass dome - I only seem to be getting fuel just above the filter.
Also, do I need to worry about using E10 unleaded? Car probably has never had a carb overhaul, and has been in storage for nearly 25 years (so was probably using leaded fuel the last time it was running around).
Should the timing be different with E10 unleaded?