The present issue of the Moss Motors Catalog has a very nice article on
tuning and troubleshooting the Z-S carbs by no other than John Twist !
It appears on page 29 of Catalog # MGB-13
Gene Balinski
80 B
At 09:56 PM 6/7/00 -0700, Tab Julius wrote:
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>I think you want the article on tuning the late 70's models, entitled
>"Those Damned Zenith Strombergs". You can email John Twist at
>VRHS43A@prodigy.com and get a copy. It's also posted somewhere, though I
>don't currently have the URL.
>
>You also need a carb adjusting tool ($9 or so) for them.
>
>- Tab
>
>At 09:48 PM 6/7/00 -0400, Keith Gernert wrote:
>>On 5 Jun 2000, at 21:00, Paul Hunt wrote:
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>> > An analyser may work for setting up a single carb but not twins...
>>
>>Thanks for the info, Paul, but my car uses the single Zenith carb. (I
>>should have said
>>that in the original post.)
>>
>>Someone's reply mentioned the automatic choke. Having thought about it,
>>that is
>>definitely something I need to look at. The car starts very nicely, and
>>will usually idle
>>when cold. Not like it should, but it doesn't shut off within 15 seconds
>>like it does
>>when warmed up. So maybe the auto choke is part of the problem. And another
>>item makes it onto the weekend's to-do list...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Keith Gernert
>>79 MGB
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