g'day all just wondering what causes a carby to spit out petrol out the shaft and also where the vacuum advance goes the shaft is the one that is connected to the butterfly...... i hope that makes sense

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

'spitting' petrol out of the carb anywhere other than down the throat is not at all normal!

'spitting' fuel at any point is not at all normal for that matter

can you describe in a bit more detail what's happening

IE when the butterfly open / closed, idling, revving.... ??

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

comes out both idling and revving...... i think its just the carb out of tune but i want to know what you guys think.....how do i adjust the carb so it runs but may still need a bit of fiddling around with but will run and revv? i know that you adjust the nut under the bottom just how many turns etc any body know>?????/

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

sorry carter,,, its too general a question with very little to go on

but it could be way lean,,, try turning the mixture nut down a few flats,,,, maybe till the idle frops a bit & maybe the spitting will stop

have you got some oil in the dash pot???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

oil is in dash pot......it just doesnt rev you put the accelerator down and it goes couch couch couch brrrrmmmmmm if that makes sense?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Check your timing first ..........

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1965 Morris 850
1966 Morris Mini Minor
1967 Morris Cooper 'S'
1977 Leyland LS

timing has been done it isnt the timing did it yesterday cause it was backfiring because the carb wasnt tightened it vibrated itself out so fixed that problem yesty no more backfiring.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland