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Re: carb floats

To: "Tom Sivertsen" <siv@education.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Re: carb floats
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 01:23:15 +0100
Hi Tom
How much gas in the tank and is the fuel pickup on the right hand side.

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Sivertsen <siv@education.ucsb.edu>
To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 1:55 AM
Subject: carb floats


>
> Another carb question:
>
> Ever since I rebuilt my Stromberg CD 150s on my GT6, I have experienced
> mild cut-outs from the engine on long sweeping left turns.  I've been
> assuming that the floats were swinging and closing the needle valve too
> quickly, cutting off my fuel supply.  I have now gone back and adjusted
the
> float tabs twice, further moving them away from spec, and have seen some
> improvement -- but it still cuts out some halfway through the turns.
>
> This is driving me crazy!  I'm getting ready to tear the carbs off a third
> time to do this again -- any suggestions to anything I might be missing?
>
> TIA,
>
> Tom
>
>


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