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Oh, and Re: Debugging MGB fuel system

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Oh, and Re: Debugging MGB fuel system
From: Blake Wylie <bwylie@hiwaay.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:39:26 -0600 (CST)
Oh, and I would also go to
http://siililand.tky.hut.fi/special/diy/su-tune/su-tune.htm
for a great guide on tuning your SUs.  It will come in handy.  :)

Blake

At 01:12 AM 1/24/98 -0500, Trevor Boicey wrote:
>Still trying to get the MGB started, so I am looking
>at the fuel system. I think I am getting way too much fuel,
>so I ordered grose jets for my float valves and will adjust
>them to spec when I install.
>
>  I've noticed one thing that seems strange and makes me
>seem like I am missing parts. My front float bowl has three
>fuel connections. One goes to the hose that feeds fuel from
>the pump, perfect.
>
>  One goes to a fuel line that goes around behind the
>carbs and feeds the back float bowl, through one of it's two
>ports, fine.
>
>  The other goes to a fuel line that goes over TOP of
>the carbs and feeds the back bowl in the other port.
>
>  Note that I am talking about the lines that attach to
>the detached float bowl, not the vent lines that connect
>both carb bodies and that seems to be correct and
>carrying air only.
>
>  Why two lines from side to side that seem to want to
>do the same thing?
>
>  The two wires I am talking about both contain fuel
>and seem to be redundant, which makes me think I am missing
>a part or a hose or two.
>
>  Ideas?
>
>-- 
>Trevor Boicey
>Ottawa, Canada
>tboicey@brit.ca
>http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>
>


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