I've had this with several previously owned LBCs. I think some people
in the past had tightened 1 screw fully, then the next, then the next
warping the dashpot. Sanding the bottom on a very flat piece of steel
or glass helps.
Peter C
At 08:41 PM 3/25/2006, Gene Gillam wrote:
>Scott wrote:
> >Put it back together and noticed that when I tightened the screws down on
>the suction chamber so the gap was gone the piston was real stiff, and
>lifting it with a screwdriver it wouldn't go all the way down<
>
>Scott,
>
>I know the jet centering tool you're talking about and you're using it
>correctly - and all the suggestions you've received have been good ones.
>
>I had the same problem with one of the carbs on my TC - piston would clunk
>down satisfactorily till you turned that last screw on the cover down that
>last half turn - then it would stick. I cleaned everything, tried
>everything everyone has suggested here and nothing helped. Turned out that
>the carburetor base was slightly warped - only way I could get the piston to
>work correctly was to shim that last screw hole slightly with tinfoil and it
>would work perfectly. It's a last ditch solution but it will work.
>
>Gene
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