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  • artpeck
    3rd Gear
    • Dec 2009
    • 368

    Stupid confession

    In the spirit of helping others who bullheadedly ignore the signs and do something stupid....
    Zenith Carb sat for 20 years without running. I finally opened it up, cleaned it. Etc. The large gasket from the kit didn't look like the one I took off. So I cut it to look like mine. Not once but twice since nothing I did would make it run even ok. Today genius figures out the zenith splits into 3 parts, not 2. And the gasket actually fits when the top two sections were split. So, 4 gaskets in I get it right. This might not make sense if you haven't been through this. If you have, you aren't alone.

    Oh and has anyone has that nut or clip or washer that you drop and it magically disappears between dropping it and the ground?
    1995 NAS D-90 Soft Top, AA Yellow
    1973 Series III '88 Hard Top, Limestone
    1957 Series I, Deep bronze green
  • jonnyc
    1st Gear
    • Dec 2011
    • 176

    #2
    I had more Zenith headaches than I could stand, so I went the Rochester route. Fewer little fiddley bits, and kits and parts are pretty easy to find.

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    • disco2hse
      4th Gear
      • Jul 2010
      • 451

      #3
      Originally posted by artpeck
      Oh and has anyone has that nut or clip or washer that you drop and it magically disappears between dropping it and the ground?
      Nope. Never. It's just you
      Alan

      109 Stage 1 V8 ex-army FFR
      2005 Disco 2 HSE

      http://www.youtube.com/user/alalit

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      • rwollschlager
        5th Gear
        • Sep 2007
        • 583

        #4
        Originally posted by artpeck

        Oh and has anyone has that nut or clip or washer that you drop and it magically disappears between dropping it and the ground?
        not to bring religion into this, but I have often heard this clip referred to as the ''jesus clip" as in "oh jesus tap dancing christ where the f*** did that go!?"
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        • disco2hse
          4th Gear
          • Jul 2010
          • 451

          #5
          Originally posted by rwollschlager
          not to bring religion into this, but I have often heard this clip referred to as the ''jesus clip" as in "oh jesus tap dancing christ where the f*** did that go!?"
          not to bring politics into this, but I hear tell they can disappear like politicians' promises.
          Alan

          109 Stage 1 V8 ex-army FFR
          2005 Disco 2 HSE

          http://www.youtube.com/user/alalit

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