Yes, I'm afraid that there is a tale of woe and despair.
Official Hat On.
The Uni-Syn (brand name) was distributed by Edelbrock (Yep, the US
guys). Originally the quality was excellent, and the unit worked great.
Unfortunately the manufacturing quality went out the window, to the point
that the units would not work on small (under 1500 cc ) engines. Despite
protests Edelbrock would not tighten up quality, as the units worked for
their primary market. After a number of complaints, we put a parts note in
the computer to alert the sales staff. Not much help, but at the time, the
best that could be done.
Finally after months of frustration and dealing with peeved
customers, the chance came to manufacture the part ourselves. The first
batch of "Carb-Synch" tools hit the shelves about November of last year.
The sealing problem associated with the Edelbrock product was remedied at
that time. The updated product has "Carb-Synch" cast into the surround.
The earlier Edelbrock product had "Uni-Syn" and "Made in Taiwan".
That's the story. It's a problem that we have been able to fix.
There are lots more out there, and new problems pop up every day. Quality
issues are the toughest to keep on top of, many of the products are made in
batchs where quality varies considerably. Rejecting a manufacturers batch
can kill the availability of that part for a long time.
Back to semi-somnolent mode.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter C. [mailto:nosimport@mailbag.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:16 AM
> To: Harlan Jillson
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Synching carbs
>
>
> ..... and the seal at the top of the tube is often on wrong
> or is bad where
> the casting is mis-shapen and held together with the wrong
> screw. Other
> than that..........
> ----
> At 06:17 PM 11/15/1999 , Harlan Jillson wrote:
> >Just a note on the uni-syn,
> > Some of them are being manufactured in china lately ( big
> suprise), and
> >may or may not work correctly. The problem appears to be in the seal
> >between the face plate that seals to the front of the carb.
> intake and the
> >tube with the little red ball in it. It seems that some of
> the castings are
> >particularly good and leaks in this area cause either poor
> or no response as
> >it can't hold low pressure from the air flow. It is
> repairable if you take
> >off the sealing face and clean up the casting and use a
> little sealer, but
> >it's a pain in the arse on a unit you just bought.
> > Guess how I found this out.....
> >Harlan.
> >
>
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