I tried it but my hearing isn't so sensitive. Being in the music business in
the 70s and attending about 2000 rock n' roll at concerts kinda killed them.
There is one more item that can be used which I got in a Moss SU kit many
years ago. It is a bent metal wire that acts like a ruler/marker and is
placed in the oil dashpots of both carbs and you measure/visualize them to
see if one is higher than the other.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "clockmkr" <clockmkr@internetcds.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: Carb Syncronizers
> I have a unisyn which I bought at a "Discount Import Store". Don't like
it. I
> use a trick taught to me by an ol-timer.
> Take a length of 3/8 " hose a couple of feet long and put one end in the
carb
> throat about 1/2" in, the other end against your ear.
> You can hear the difference in the carbs if they are the slightest bit
off. I
> found this way much more accurate, and a lot cheaper.
> Has anybody else used this method?
>
> Scott Hilmoe
> "Clockmkr"
> 67 1600 for sale
>
> "James B. Horn" wrote:
>
> > Thanks All for the info.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
> > To: <horne@cs.utexas.edu>; <jamesbhorn@outerbounds.net>
> > Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: Carb Syncronizers
> >
> > > You may want to check some of the VW magazines and catalogs. Also
some of
> > > the local bug shops. I bought a used Unisyn for $5 from a bug shop
and a
> > > new one was around $20 I think. I just checked CB Performance, and
they
> > > have them for $19.99 plus shipping.
> > >
> > > Sid
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
> > > >Reply-To: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
> > > >To: "James B. Horn" <jamesbhorn@outerbounds.net>
> > > >CC: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: Carb Syncronizers
> > > >Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:28:30 -0500
> > > >
> > > >I have been using a uni-syn for many years. I started out with it on
> > > >my twin carb VW in the early 70's. Keep an eye out on ebay for one.
> > > >The last time I saw one in a store it was almost $50. On ebay I have
> > > >seen them for less than $25.
> > > >
> > > >Peace,
> > > >Pat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--
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> > > >
> > > >Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor, Future planner
> > > >CS Dept, University of Texas, Austin, Tx. 78712 USA
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> > >
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