Subject: Rebuilding Stromberg carbs
From: Henry Frye <pp001287@interramp.com> at CCGTWINT
Date: 4/30/95 8:30 AM
>I disassembled the carb as per the book and everything
>was going fine until I got to the step where I took the $8.00
>tool and inserted it into the piston sleeve. There is nothing
>down there to remove! Isn't there a mixture adjusting
>something down there?
>
>I then removed the grub screw and needle, and everything
>went smoothly from there.
>
>Do some carbs not have the mix adjustment sitting on top of
>needle? Perhaps a later carb with a tamper-resistant mixture
>adjustment?
>
Ha! You are making the mistake of believing that all Z-S carbs are created
equal! Not so...
Some have adjustable jets, some have adjustable needles, and some don't
have adjustable nothing.
Your mission, Mr. Frye, should you decide to accept it, is to figure out
which type of carb you have...
Larry
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