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Re: [Healeys] Lubricant for SU carbs

To: Jim Ryan <ryan@jimryan.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lubricant for SU carbs
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:21:53 -0500
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It also helps to make sure all your throttle linkage bushings are in good
shape

On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 10:11=E2=80=AFAM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.co=
m> wrote:

> Your pedal will feel sticky because the levers are not properly adjusted.
> The manual explains generally how it should be set up.  For best results
> each lever in the linkage should travel the same mirror angle on the axis
> from closed to open - if you adjust each lever this way you will get a fu=
ll
> throttle open.  Normally you get stickiness when one of the levers is too
> far forward whilst the throttle is closed, then you push the throttle and
> the angle is too steep.  You won't get full throttle this way and the lev=
er
> arm can get stuck.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 8:46=E2=80=AFAM Jim Ryan <ryan@jimryan.com> wrote=
:
>
>> Any advice on lubricating the linkage on the SU's?  Would 3 in 1 be
>> sufficient?  My pedal feels a bit sticky.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">It also helps to make sure all your throttle linkage bushi=
ngs are in good shape</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 10:11=E2=80=AFAM Alan Seigrist=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com";>healey.nut@gmail.com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Your pedal will feel sticky because the levers are not properly ad=
justed.=C2=A0 The manual explains generally how it should be set up.=C2=A0 =
For best results each lever in the linkage should travel=C2=A0the same mirr=
or angle on the axis from closed to open - if you adjust each lever this wa=
y you will get a full throttle open.=C2=A0 Normally you get stickiness when=
 one of the levers is too far forward whilst the throttle is closed, then y=
ou push the throttle and the angle is too steep.=C2=A0 You won&#39;t get fu=
ll throttle this way and the lever arm can get stuck.<div><br></div></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue,=
 Jul 11, 2023 at 8:46=E2=80=AFAM Jim Ryan &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ryan@jimrya=
n.com" target=3D"_blank">ryan@jimryan.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Any advice on lu=
bricating the linkage on the SU&#39;s?=C2=A0 Would 3 in 1 be sufficient?=C2=
=A0 My pedal feels a bit sticky.</div>
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