I have a spring for each carb arm and one for the main shaft--three in all.
That way if a carb lever gets loose the carb will close rather than wander
open.
On Dec 19, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Rob wrote:
> I have had an internal spring break and the motor would not drop below 5K
rpm.
> So Bill you have removed the internal spring on each webber and are using
only external springs. Are you using just one on the peddle lever or have you
rigged a spring for each carb.
>
> I have also had another issue of high revs in ideal position after a 40 sec.
auto X run. Could I have worn throttle shafts that will not allow the throttle
plate to seat properly. I can bring the rmp down by pulling back on the
linkage I don't have the issue after a 30 min. road course run thanks rob
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Babcock" <billb@bnj.com>
> To: "Scott Janzen" <s.janzen@comcast.net>
> Cc: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 12:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] The good, the bad, ...
>
>
>> They can jam the return up, overcoming external springs. Been there, done
>> that. I toss them and use good long springs that are far less likely to
break.
>>
>> On Dec 18, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Scott Janzen wrote:
>>
>>> what makes them dangerous - relying only on them for the return, or is
there
>> some other complication if they break, even if there are external return
>> springs elsewhere on the linkage?
>>>
>>> On Dec 18, 2010, at 10:14 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:
>>>
>>> Really you should just take them out. They are dangerous and they always
>>> break--it's just a matter of when
>>> On Dec 18, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>>>
>>>> And of course the ugly, like going to the store to get a few more
>>>> items for dinner and coming back to find some unknown dimwit
>>>> ran into your fence. What fun. It is cold, dark and rainy, I'll look
>>>> at it tomorrow, it may not be too difficult to fix.
>>>>
>>>> The Good - Totally unexpected to me I found an FOT grill badge
>>>> in my PO Box. Now I see why folks have been praising it. It is
>>>> very nice. It is so nice to get tokens of appreciation for the work
>>>> I put into Team.Net.
>>>>
>>>> The Bad - One FOT person who does not appreciate the way I've handled
>>>> things is Rob, the one who sent out the message about the Weber carbs.
>>>> He is well within his rights to drag me to the town square and throw
>>>> me in the stocks. We made an agreement back in August about this
>>>> purchase. The crash I had with the CRV should have delayed the
>>>> shipment no more than a week or two while my leg healed. As he
>>>> said, it is now 4 months. I have no valid reason for such a delay, but
>>>> can offer all sorts of lame excuses. Sad to say this is not the first
>>>> time such pointless procrastination on my part has been involved in
>>>> parts dealings with FOT folks. I'd like to swear it will never happen
>>>> again, but habit is a powerful force to overcome. And when it comes to
>>>> habits I have plenty of bad ones. So it goes.
>>>>
>>>> The carbs will be on their way soon. I need to replace the internal
>> return
>>>> spring on one, should not be a problem. They are a problem if they
break
>>>> while on the car, as Tony Drews found out at Hallet a few years back.
>> Glad
>>>> I was able to assist with that problem.
>>>>
>>>> Enough personal blatherings, back to Triumph racing.
>>>>
>>>> mjb.
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