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Re: Carb cleaning tip, what not to do

To: jsk977@optonline.net, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Carb cleaning tip, what not to do
From: Keith0alan@aol.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:17:47 EDT
I think that the key is keeping the tolerance tight enough to maintain a seal 
with the gas/oil in the piston grooves. Looks like somewhere between 3 and 6 
thousanths clearance that quits working. It does not take much sanding on 
aluminum to remove that much.

keith

> 
> Since I have always had Solexs on my 67.5, I have no experience with
> Hitachi, but prior to the roadster I had plenty of experience with SUs on a
> variety of English cars;  H2s, H4s, H6s, HD4s and HS4s, that covers 1.25,
> 1.5, and 1.75" bores.  And for what it's worth, juggled lots of needles and
> pistons and never had a problem. Of course, never used sandpaper, sometimes
> a bit of emery cloth, but that was it.
> 
> Jerry Krakauer






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