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Re: Next SU carb question

To: drew@pixar.com
Subject: Re: Next SU carb question
From: vafred@erols.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:26:58 -0800
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <9903151129.ZM4534215@gurney>
drew@pixar.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks to everyone who responded to may float lid problems. Now I'd
> like to find all the SU fuel level setting experts out there. This
> is on a '58 TR3A.
> 
> A person I who's opinion I respect a lot told me that the "Proper"
> (he's British so I guess he can talk like that) way of setting the
> fuel level on SUs is to remove the chamber and piston from the carb
> and look at the level of the fuel in the jet. The correct level is
> that, when the jet is raised to it's highest position, the fuel should
> be just at the top of the jet. In fact if the car is rocked a bit
> the fuel might dribble over into the carb body. With the float levers
> set to the standard 7/16" adjustment this is pretty much the condition
> I get on the front carb. The rear carb is a different story though.
> With the same 7/16" adjustment, the fuel level in the rear carb is
> a good 1/8" below the top of the jet. So far I haven't found a setting
> for the float lever which will bring the fuel anywhere near the top
> of the jet. Anyone have any ideas what may be going on? Has anyone
> used this method of setting the level and gotten it to work. What
> are peoples favorite ways of setting the fuel level?
> 
> I guess that's enough questions for now.
> 
> Thanks for any input,
> Drew
> 
> --
> Drew Rogge
> drew@pixar.com
> 
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I don't think thats float level, but, jet level. How many turns down on 
the jet adjustment nut, are they each the same turns down ??

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