Yeah Steve, The new fuels (read auto & certain other) will cause the rubber tipped needle to turn into a furball. The replacement is (at about $90.00) a SS needle with a brass jet. Dan
---------- > From: Steve Dold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: INFAMOUS CARB DRIP....... > Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 11:04 AM > > At 10:59 AM 1/19/99 -0800, you wrote: > >Steve, > >If you have a secret to stop the carb drip, please let us all know what it > >is. I have redone several Strombergs with SS needles and new seats, and > >even after lapping them in before setting the fluid level in the bowl they > >continue to leak. My solution is to replace the Strombergs with a Marvel > >Schebler MA3 with a good leaning control. > >Dan > > I don't know how to fix it, I've just never seen it happen. > Maybe it's because I don't fly many airplanes with Strombergs. > > The Cub I had for several years had one, but it didn't leak. > The needle had a rubber tip, and I thought they all had one. > > Is there some replacement tip that's all metal or something? > > Now THAT I can understand leaking. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Steve Dold ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://home.pacbell.net/sdold/ > Say NO to useless over-quoting > ----------------------------------------------------------------
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