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Re: Fuel Starvation?

To: James Carpenter <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Fuel Starvation?
From: Mark Gardner <mrgrdnr@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:17:05 -0700
James Carpenter wrote:

> You carburettors not only have to be synchronised at idle, but you must then
> adjust the linkage to synchronise them with the throttle.  I.e. when you
> give it a squirt both dampers reach the same high.  They both need to be
> perfectly in tune,  it's possible to have one two rich and one two lean
> which can be horrible to sort.
> 

Hi James - I have a US spec (CA) with the single carb.  Thinking of
switching over though, so thanks for the info.

Mark

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