[Roadsters] Priceless

[Dave Cooke]

*Brad,
     I pulled the carb adjustment worksheet off the 311s.org website. They
have a tech tips section & I just followed the instructions for adjusting
the carbs. It was fairly straight forward, I just took it slow. You will
need a timing light to check your timing, I also used an inexpensive engine
diagnostic meter to more accurately read the RPM's, and you have to buy the
UNI-SYN carb flow device to balance your carbs.
     I've balanced my carbs twice in the last 3 weeks, the first time took
the longest as getting the synchronization with the dogbones takes a bit of
time. The 2nd time was after I cleaned the carbs real good & replaced a bent
jet needle, but once I did the 2nd carb adjustment, it ran awesome. I just
had my mechanic adjust my valves today, so I'll be re-adjusting the carbs
one last time this weekend to dial it in perfect...it's really not that
hard, and definatley rewarding to see the results.
     Here's the link to the carb worksheet...

http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.php?n=TechSection.KeithsNewSuTech

Good Luck!

-Dave Cooke
enjoying the ride in northern Illinois
*
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:46 PM, BRAD MORROW <tumorrow at msn.com> wrote:

>  What is the adjustment worksheet?  Can you send me a copy?  I'm trying to
> learn how to work on my roadster....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Dave Cooke <cookefam314 at gmail.com>
> *To:* datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2009 5:55 PM
> *Subject:* [Roadsters] Priceless
>
> 1 bottle of carb cleaner = $2.49
> 1 new jet needle = $14.95
> Keith Williams carb adjustment worksheet = free
> The big grin on my face as I'm flying down the street = priceless
>
>
>      While cleaning all the carb dome & piston parts I noticed the rear
> carb
> jet nozzle was stuck in choke mode, even though the choke knob was not
> pulled out. Upon closer inspection, it seems that the PO had improperly set
> the choke cable tension on the rear carb too tight leaving it in constant
> choke mode. Easy fix, but the rear choke cable seems to be not working at
> all when you pull the choke knob, the front choke cable works fine.... I'll
> have to replace that later.
>      This was my 2nd time at adjusting the carbs, and with the choke fix,
> new jet needle & a good cleaning, I was shocked to see what a dramatic
> improvement this made on the cars performance, acceleration was quick &
> smooth and it never flattened out on high RPM, seemed like it really wanted
> to go faster...and when it settled down to idle, that was smooth too...Woo
> Hoo, not that's how a sports card should drive!
>
>
> Dave Cooke
> 69 1600
> Lake in the Hills, IL
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