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
>
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> Drew Rogge
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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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