Leaky Marvel Carbies

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In a message dated 8/2/01 3:59:33 AM, lewphelps@earthlink.net writes:



<< Most of the leakage is coming from around that

plug, which seems not to seat properly even when "fully" tightened. When

I removed the plug while I was inspecting the car in Washington, there

was a thin metal washer in place. But nothing of a softer material (e.g

rubber or paper) that would have helped to seal the joint. Is something

simply missing there? >>



I don't know what should be there, but often a good close look will tell

what you need. Many carbies of this vintage used the old red fiber washers in

areas like this and they are still available from Restoration Supply <

restoration@rsc.reno.nv.us > in Reno. Often you need nothing more than teflon

tape to seal fuel joints.

On the Super Six home page Links section is a neat little page called the

Hudson Super Six Library. The URL is:



http://hudsonsuper6.tripod.com/



That neat little library page contains a PDF file on the Marvel carbys and

another one on the Stewart vacuum tanks. They may be of some use to you.







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