My 45DCOE seems to be leaking fuel. The underside of the carb is damp with fuel after about 10 minutes of running at the slalom last week. Obviously i am not happy with a leaky carb sitting over a hot exhaust.

It has had a kit put in with all new gaskets and o-rings, but the bottom gasket in the kit did not fit as it was entirely the wrong shape. I cut a bit of gasket card to suit and installed that instead.

Just wondering if there are any "typical" reasons for this, like maybe float level set to high?

cheers
michael

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this sounds to familar.... i think every weber leaks. they become loose and also its a common problem.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

mine leaked not soon after a rebuild....nothing to bad...
if its not gushing....i just left it alone...

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mine does exactly the same thing, when i took it to gr about some other issues i asked him about it, he said i had two gaskets on it, so he told me to take one off, and also tighten up all the mounting nuts. simple, and it fixed it.

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They do tend to drip fuel from the softmount O-rings as said. I run a 45 Dellorto, they doesn't need the soft mounts, = no leaks.

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Mick, does it leak when its running? or just when its turned off? My Cooper S does the same, GR had a look and said its normal, she'll be right.

Doogie

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Mine was dripping fuel after you turned off the engine. Not a huge amount, just a drip every 5 or so seconds.

I bought a new Redline soft mount kit from the local Dynotune for $25 and all is good now.

You can get the same kit from ebay for around $20 including post.

Not sure. When it is off and the fuel pump is running there does not appear to be a gushing leak.

I just want to know where to start looking.....

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soft mounts are new as well....

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Hey Mike I bet it's that bottom gasket you're talking about. My dellorto does not leak.

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yeah i am going to pull it off the car and have a closer look. I don't care what people think is "normal", but a carby leaking fuel under any circumstances is not it.

cheers
michael

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I have always wondered why there are so many fire extinguishers in minis. I think I am closer to why, webers.

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You're more likely to start a fire from Lucas electrics than petrol... If petrol ignited anywhere along the fuel line, an extinguisher won't help you one bit

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which is why eliminating the leaks is a much better idea

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Yeah a nice [pssst] of fuel over the exhaust isn't great safety-wise. I had this problem with my 45 DCOE. Turns out the centre plate on the air filter side wasn't fixed properly. I got her re-kitted and cleaned out now it doesn't drip at all. I'm using a one-piece redline soft-mount.

I've got a weber air box so it was showing a yellow/black colour which is how I noticed it.