At 04:52 AM 1/19/99 -0600, you (Bob) wrote: >INFAMOUS CARB DRIP -- just jogged my memory! >I have seen no AD on this, but there is one for Mooneys, I'm told. >Read on...
I'll look for the grease, thanks for the information. I do want the valve to turn freely, if nothing else. I haven't heard of an AD, either, but I'll have a look-see. My fuel valve IS hard to turn, and doesn't shut the fuel off completely either. It leaks at about one drip per second. I don't have a problem with a leaking carburetor, so the leaking valve isn't a problem except when I've got the fuel line to the carb disconnected. Why all the leaking carbs? I don't remember seeing leaking carbs in anything I've flown. Wing tank vents, yes, but carbs? Couldn't that be fixed with a new valve and seat? It seems to me that a leaking seat might be a warning that something else might be up, like a swollen neoprene tip. That could be bad because it could stick closed someday. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Dold ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://home.pacbell.net/sdold/ Say NO to useless over-quoting ----------------------------------------------------------------
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