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I just did a leak test with smoke.
Posted by
pieboy100
on June 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM
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Leaking idle adjustment screw.
posted by Tanley
on June 22, 2015 at 09:03 PM
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And it looks like mine is leaking from around the threads too. Figured it wasn't much of a leak, but maybe its something that should be taken care of????
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Leaking idle adjustment screw.
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Tanley
21:03:47 06/22/15
Re: Leaking idle adjustment screw.
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Zuberman
04:10:52 06/23/15
Thanks for the link! I don't believe the seal can be
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Tanley
05:29:15 06/23/15
Teflon tape ? (n/m)
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ttz'in (norcal)
05:49:21 06/23/15
Like. However, if he has to rotate the screw back & forth
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Zuberman
09:53:08 06/23/15
Thought about that. Usually 3-4 turns out will get
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ttz'in (norcal)
18:11:16 06/23/15
Oy! What an odd little bugger! :( I think you're correct:
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Zuberman
09:59:49 06/23/15
I just did a leak test with smoke. -
pieboy100
12:00:51 06/23/15
I'll let you know if I can get it to seal up, but I think it
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Tanley
12:50:12 06/23/15
No dice. The silicone spray softened it too much and made it
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Tanley
19:08:12 06/23/15
Use pipe dope. It never hardens. (n/m)
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flashstar
02:10:39 06/24/15
Perhaps just one of those many things that we have to break
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Zuberman
07:10:08 06/24/15
Yep, got 20+ years out of it, not too bad.
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Tanley
16:20:08 06/24/15
Not sure about fluid resistance but this stuff seems
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flashstar
16:33:21 06/24/15
Have a few extra IACV's if that helps ?
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ttz'in (norcal)
16:16:11 06/24/15
A+! :) (n/m)
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Zuberman
01:49:49 06/25/15
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