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I am making a list of to do things for my Rickman, i think the priority is the carbs, i went into my garage the other morning and it stank of petrol,
I think it must be the float valves or float height as there is a slight weeping on the overflow pipes, it is not a drip just slightly moist when you put your finger on the bottom of the pipes, so what i am doing for now is turning off the petrol taps just before i get into my road so that the bowls are almost empty and it wont leak overnight, my worries are that extra petrol will get in the oil and dilute it , and it is going to run rich
My questions to you guys is where is the best place to buy my carb bits ?
Is this a common problem?
Is there anything else i should be doing to them?

Thanks in advance for your replies
Pete

The Zedster wrote: where is the best place to buy my carb bits ?

NRP - http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk/ is a good starting point

Sorry cant help on your other questions (im a numpty on anything technical )

The Zedster wrote:I am making a list of to do things for my Rickman, i think the priority is the carbs, i went into my garage the other morning and it stank of petrol,
I think it must be the float valves or float height as there is a slight weeping on the overflow pipes, it is not a drip just slightly moist when you put your finger on the bottom of the pipes, so what i am doing for now is turning off the petrol taps just before i get into my road so that the bowls are almost empty and it wont leak overnight, my worries are that extra petrol will get in the oil and dilute it , and it is going to run rich
My questions to you guys is where is the best place to buy my carb bits ?
Is this a common problem?
Is there anything else i should be doing to them?

Thanks in advance for your replies
Pete

take it was u that got that off ebay then few weeks ago

the carbs are 34 yrs old now so time for a full rebuild u need a full rebuild kit from z- power or cheap ones off ebay. pays ya dosh yor choice
fully strip them then into a ultrasonic cleaning tank ??? bit of spit and polish and rebuild with new kits simples & re set and balance

treat your self to one of these superb kits

I have one carb on my Z1R which has a habit of taking a leak, sometimes it does sometimes it don't, Keith Z1R had the problem to stripped his carbs down and rebuilt, still did it, not the only one to have it either, could it be another problem with ethanol fuel, which is only going to get worse, bloody EU., like the cleaner kit Neil!

DavidZ1R wrote:I have one carb on my Z1R which has a habit of taking a leak, sometimes it does sometimes it don't, Keith Z1R had the problem to stripped his carbs down and rebuilt, still did it, not the only one to have it either, could it be another problem with ethanol fuel, which is only going to get worse, bloody EU., like the cleaner kit Neil!

as your post before david stiff tap is defo the ethanol never had prob's in the 70's with any taps had fizzy's yams suzks' etc with 4 star bayford fuels still make 99.7 ron 4 star but limited outlets picked up 22ltr drum of it for other projects i have yes the cleaning kit is well recomended