Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello all,

I've recently started trying to get my nan's old morris minor started ofr her birthday, which has been sitting in the garage for 15 years. I just managed to get the dizzy/ spark plugs back into action and then started to try the carb back into action. Looking closely into it the piston in the carb was not moving properly so i took it apart, cleaned it thouroughly and re - centred the jet, however on replacing the jet i had to reconnect the jet hose to the fuel resevoir (not sure if that is the proper name for it) and now i am getting a leak of fuel from the bottom, i have brought a new jet, but still seem to be getting the same problem. Is there anything I am doing wrong or anything I can do to stop the leak?

Thanks for any replies

Tom

Is it leaking from where the little pipe screws to the bottom of the float chamber? There should be a tiny washer in there that forms the seal when it's tightened down.

Yes,it is a small rubber ring which squashes up as the nut is tightened,
Note that it is inserted with the ring ON the pipe so that the nut spreads it to a petrol tight joint when tightened.