Are you running any kind of cam, headers, high compression, or big valve
type of motor?
At 12:47 PM 10/3/2001 -0400, Jim Muller wrote:
>H'llo all. I sent this to the mgb mailing list but have received no
>replies. I guess it didn't go through, seein' as how I"m not a member of
>that list anyway...
>
>I have a Triumph GT6 running a pair of SU's taken from an MGB. The
>installation was done two Previous Owners ago. With Joe Curto's help I've
>done some work on the carbs (new jets, float bowl mounts, throttle shafts,
>etc.). It is running much, much better but I'm not completely happy with
>them yet. For example, they seem to require a slightly richer mixture
>setting that I might have expected (perhaps 18 flats on the jets, though I
>don't remember the exact number at this time). They also seem to require
>some choke longer than I'd expect as it warms up.
>
>SIf you don'pt mind, I like to ask a few questions. What can I deduce about
>mixture or float settings from the following observations:
>
>1. It runs much better under full throttle than part-throttle.
>
>2. It runs much better at rpms above about 2500 rpms, with a tendency to bog
>when taking off from a start. This is especially true when it is cold.
>
>3. Once warm it idles reasonably smoothly, but I once had it running better
>than it is running now.
>
>Tanks.
>
>Jim Muller
>jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
>'80 Spitfire (Percy)
>'70 GT6+ (Nigel)
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