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Q & A: MGB Supercharger

Hey John,



I have a quick question that I just can’t seem to figure out. Ever since I got the super charger installed (on the 76) I smell a fuel smell pretty strong on the driver’s side post acceleration (at speed 65 and above). Nothing at idle or general driving. Just when I put my foot down around 4000 RPM. I am also noticing that I am producing a decent amount of brown smoke out the pipe when this happens. Definitely not blue smoke and doesn’t smell like oil it legitimately smells like gas. Do I just have the carb setup bad? Could it be the original fuel pump is pushing too much fuel? Etc etc. be glad to try anything.




Thoughts?



Thanks in advance,



Josh

Josh,

That gasoline smell is often from the boot -- broken lines around the fuel tank. But, in your situation, the smell, accompanied by unburnt gasoline, means that the carb is overflowing at that point. Where do you have the ca... read more