Time for an Oshit.
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Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/
On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net> wrote:
> The car was running just fine, but the idle was a little low, so I
> began fussing with the carbs. Soon, it was not running at all.
> (Who said "carburetor" is a French word meaning, "do not touch?") I
> had to start all over again, and learned the following:
>
> 1. The front jet will not screw all the way to the top, the rear
> screws well above the top. The rear must be eyeballed the same
> amount below the top as the front.
>
> 2. Twelve faces down is visibly different for front and rear.
> Again, I had to eyeball the difference, although I suppose I could
> measure it if I had a reasonably accurate measuring device. My
> cheap caliper is old and rusty.
>
> 3. There is gas standing in the rear jet; the front is dry. So
> there is a big difference in the floats. Should I be able to see
> gas standing in the jet?
>
> 4. I eyeballed everything and drove up and down the road adjusting
> the jets until the car was running smoothly. Should I leave well
> enough alone, or try to figure out why these two carbs are so
> different? So far, doing things by the book has not served me well.
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> '60 Sprite kit
> Long Island, NY
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