Hi
I have a 1983 Land Rover 110 V8 CSW, which I predominantly run on LPG - in fact I hardly ever use petrol. Yesterday I had to switch to petrol for the first time in probably 6 months or more and soon started to smell petrol. On investigation I found petrol slowly dripping from the bottom of one carb and quickly dripping from the other - in fact I had a small (but growing) pool accumulating in the manifold webs. I knew there was an LPG garage about 10 miles further on, so I ended up driving about 3 miles, mopping up the fuel, driving on etc, until I could refill with gas.
I suspect that the seals in the carbs had dried out and shrunk, thus allowing the leakage (flood), and guess it might have been a good idea to run on petrol a bit more regularly - I don't know if anyone else has had the same problem?
Turning to the immediate problem, how difficult is it to replace the seals in an LR carb? At first sight I think I might have to remove the carbs from the manifold and it might turn into quite a big job - your advice much appreciated.
Regards
Neil