Bought some new carb rubbers for my 550J as the old ones were 5 years old and even when clamped as tight as I could, they rotated when turned.
When the new ones arrived I compared the two and was a little surprised that the old ones had stretched as apposed to shrinking. The rubber facing the cylinder head had perished and cracked as expected
Interesting fact about carb rubbers
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Re: Interesting fact about carb rubbers
It'll be that Welsh climate.
It was ok in frogland I take it?
It was ok in frogland I take it?
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Yes they do like stretching rubber things here
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You mean https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3005104307 sort of thing, Barney?
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Ooh you are awfulAlan H wrote:You mean https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3005104307 sort of thing, Barney?
https://youtu.be/dJmg-879j5o
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Did you get sorted with the carb to barrel rubbers Barney. I've found a boxful of the buggers! All used btw, so no-one expect new 'uns.
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Re: Interesting fact about carb rubbers
I'm set thankyou i've done 10k since that post
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Re: Interesting fact about carb rubbers
I'm sure someone mentioned carb rubbers recently, but couldn't find the post, then I remembered - you have a guilty look, so I thought I'd ask!!
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Re: Interesting fact about carb rubbers
Hey Alan,Alan H wrote:Did you get sorted with the car to barrel rubbers Barney. I've found a boxful of the buggers! All used btw, so no-one expect new 'uns.
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Re: Interesting fact about carb rubbers
No thanks, and stop altering my posts, thankyou very chuffin' much.
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