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Re: SU Rebuild

To: JOSEPH MATO <joemato@sbcglobal.net>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: SU Rebuild
From: "John A. Wise" <Wise@erau.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:56:12 -0700
References: <20041217051603.60737.qmail@web81001.mail.yahoo.com>
At 21:16 -0800 16/12/04, JOSEPH MATO wrote:
>The thing that seems to work for me is to polish the hell out of the 
>dashpot interior and carb body with steel wool or scotch pads to 
>remove aluminum corrosion and make it smooth as a babys bottom. I 
>also polish the pistons, needles and anything else I can get my 
>hands on.You can slide the piston in the dashpot and know when you 
>have it. The climax is getting the jet centered just perfect and the 
>centering piece in the kit takes all the pain out. Synching the 
>carbs up is your reward for a job well done. It certainly doesn't 
>hurt to have a bottle of your favorite beverage present. Nothing 
>particularly hard but very enjoyable.        Joe Mato TR3

I will have the time over the holidays to do all the polishing that 
has been suggested on the SUs.  My question now is after you polish 
everything is there anything one should do retard the return of the 
corrosion??

John

John A. Wise, Ph.D., CPE
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