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Old 05-23-2014, 11:48 AM
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I may have solved my problem or at least one contributor. After a drive I jacked the car up and looked everything over underneath. I spotted a big drip of fuel on the fuel pump inlet fitting so I tightened it up some more and wiped the fuel up. There weren't any drips anywhere else on the pump including the body assembly screws which would be a prime place for a drip to form so I'm pretty sure it was leaking at the inlet. I couldn't see or hear anything in the carbs happening so I think they may be OK. Garage smells considerably better than usual but I had the door open for awhile so I will have to check back later. I couldn't find anything wet on the fuel lines or tank.

However, decided to adjust my front coil overs while under there and found the right one was back off completely and the left one has a frozen adjuster. So - had to pull the bad one off to send back to ERA for a replacement. Up to about 65 miles on the odometer but parked again for awhile.
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