[Roadsters] Carb tuning

John F Sandhoff sandhoff at csus.edu
Sun Jul 27 00:47:27 MDT 2008


> when I punch the motor at low rpm's the motor gasps for air and
> several backfire pops occur

Sounds like there's no oil in the dashpots. Unscrew those little
black plastic caps on top of the domes. Lift the rods out, and drop
them back in. They shouldn't just drop down - they should 'squish'
thru a tiny pool of oil. Add 20W, a splash of engine oil (10w-30),
some Marvel Mystery Oil, or some ATF (any brand auto trans fluid).
Takes only a couple of tablespoons or so.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff sandhoff at csus.edu  Sacramento, CA


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