The Edelbrock manual says the metering rods can be changed in 5
minutes. No time is given for the jets.
I decided to change rods and jets to those suggested by D&D and
RPi. (see below). So dressed appropriately in purple sweatshirt (my
MGB V8 one I considered too risky), I got stuck in to the Edelbrock
1404 carb that sits on top of my Rover 3.5L with mild cam, 10:1
compression pistons (with composite gasket now probably 9.75:1). The
first 5 minutes shot past - that just reading the manual! Two and a
half hours later I had it done. During this time I learnt that
springs fling, screws fall into unknown crevices, and carb rod clips
are made for hands the size found on raccoons. (Incidentally,
raccoons cannot be trained to help in such matters).
So with great trepidation I took my vehicle for a test run. Result
??? Absolutely brilliant. I never touched the tuning screws but it
idled sweetly, transcended from idle jets to primary jets with no
hesitation and just went.........
But sniffed gas once or twice when at high speed , hmmmmm? I
have noticed that the fuel line needs to be insulated to prevent fuel
being preheated as it goes across the top of the rocker cover.
But I am, as they say, a happy camper!
Prime metering rod 1441 size 062052
Primary jet 1421 .080
Secondary jet 1426 (stock) .095
must have orange springs
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
(705) 721-9060
http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm
http://www.britcot.com
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