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Re: did I do something bad?

To: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: did I do something bad?
From: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 02:03:29 -0800
Derwerken vas derspringensproingen.

What a glorious pain in the butt!. With the heatshield for the carb,
it was nearly impossible to remove the cover to the float with the
carb in place, and only possible if I bent the heatshield out of the
way. Unfortunately it was well beyond my dexterity (or probably the
dexterity of anyone born with finger rather than tentacles) to
actually fix the jet adjustment with the carb in place.

it is also impossible to remove the carb from the blower with the unit
installed. Hence my post asking about reusing manifold gaskets. I've
got it back together, and with the carb backed off to a reasonable
mixture at idle, I seem to have pinging again at full throttle around
3000 RPM, so I'll have to richen up the midrange mixture yet
again. I'll wait until tomorrow when I can actually see the CO meter
while I'm driving.

I've got way too much work to do tomorrow night to get the car ready
to haul to the track Friday after work. Oh well, sleep is for sissies.

   LRC


On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 09:21:51AM -0000, Telewest (PH) wrote:
> 'Lid' off time. I think.  Maybe the adjuster lever and bimetal-strip
> assembly has come apart, since spring pressure from the coil spring under
> the fixing screw should push the jet up and the adjuster lever pushes it
> down against the spring.  Out of interest, if you remove the piston and
> needle and carefully prod the jet is it stuck?  Goes down and stays down? Or
> goes down and returns under spring pressure?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>
> To: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
> Cc: "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>; <british-cars@autox.team.net>;
> <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:11 PM
> Subject: Re: did I do something bad?
> 
> 
> > Oops, one I missed.
> >
> > Yes the screw is going in and out. It goes in enough that I actually
> > get some fuel seeping past it and out far enough that the head extends
> > out beyond the body of the carb, with practically no apparent motion
> > of the jet.

-- 
I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used to
listen to. Oldies stations that play the "new" music I used to complain about.
lrc@red4est.com                                    http://www.red4est.com/lrc

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