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mrfatboy

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air mixture screw leak
« on: April 13, 2007, 18:03:56 »
Air is leaking from my air mixture screw. When I adjust the screw it hisses and keeps sucking air. Does anybody have a suggestion to fix it?  Do I get a new part?  Can I use teflon tape to seal the leak?  Something else?


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1969 280sl (Aug 1968 build)
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Rolf

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Re: air mixture screw leak
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 21:51:53 »
Teflon tape might work but, for how long and how well? I had a problem with an air mixture screw a while back on an older US car and ended up getting another screw, The housing was fine but the screw was slighty striped. I don't know where to get one unless you can find a good used one. Are the threads on the screw and/or the housing worn or stripped? Does the screw wobble in the housing?

Rolf
1966 230SL Auto
1992 300D
1991 FLHS