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Re: SU Question

To: <Keith0alan@aol.com>, <pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: SU Question
From: "Daryl Smith" <drlsmith@telus.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:28:08 -0800
Thanks for the quick answers. I have a spare carb with the pin, so I'll try to
get it in tomorrow.

G'Night,
Daryl

PS: We are finally getting a break in the weather up here in the northwest. 4
days in a row with sunshine!! WooHoo!
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Keith0alan@aol.com
  To: pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu ; drlsmith@telus.net
  Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:34 PM
  Subject: Re: SU Question


  Well, that hole is to vent under the piston in the carb. Hardly any air
flows through it. Mostly in and out a little. The pin that goes in the hole is
not an airtight fit. I suppose a tiny dab of clear silicone to plug it. Just
don't block the vent hole. A common mistake when cutting your own carb to air
cleaner gasket is to not cut out the holes for the vents. The carb runs
chronically rich from then on as the slide does not raise like it should.

  keith

  In a message dated 2/8/2006 4:41:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu writes:
    Daryl,

    The only thing I can see that would be affected by the lift in being
    missing is that the hole that it normally is in will cause a slight leak
    past the air cleaner. That will allow some dirt to bypass the filter. If
    it were mine, I'd plug the hole and forget about it.

    Peace,
    Pat

    Daryl Smith wrote:

    >Was setting the carbs with a caliper today and noticed that the pin to
lift
    >the rear carb piston is missing. The assembly numbered 10, 11, 12 in the
    >Clymer manual is missing.
    >
    >It doesn't look like this would affect the way the car runs, or would
it?
    >Isn't this pin just used when adjusting the carbs?
    >
    >Thanks
    >Daryl
    >
    >PS: Thanks for the responses to my "Colortune" question.




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