[Roadsters] Weber and manifold

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

Once the SU carbs are sorted they are about as fool proof as it gets. The
Hitachi version is easier to adjust and more stable that the original
British  version. The metering needles need to be matched between the two
carbs.
Either  verify what is in the other one or replace both of them. You had a
mismatched  piston so there is no telling what needle was in it. If they are
mismatched the  car will not run right.

    The Webber carbs are nice as they are infinitely  adjustable with all
of the jets and such. Of course, if you don't have the jets  or skill
required they are infinitely misadjustable. How many of us have seen a  car
that
idles badly, has a flat midrange, but runs great at top end. The excuse  being
"they are racing carbs". The Webber, Solex, Delorto carbs all have
accelerator pumps as far as I know. The SU doesn't as it fixes that problem
differently.

    The answer is to use the carbs that you like and  are comfortable with.
Any properly sized carb in good condition and set up  properly will work
well.

keith  williams
ccfcccs
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In a message dated 9/5/2009 1:04:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
dboerst at yahoo.com writes:

Hi  all,

I want to get rid of the SU type carbs. I have 3 MGs and have had  many
more for 30 years. I need or shall I say my woman needs?/wants a  dependable
sports car. She has a 1986 Honda Accord and a GMC 1 ton van. She  keeps
getting stranded and I have to go and get the car running. By the way  the car
has
a after market tube header, medium lift cam. I have been building  small
block Chevys for 3 decades also. I shoe-horned a 302 ci (327 block with  283
crank) dual quad tunnel ram, 12 1/2 to 1 forged pistons, 202 heads.....you
get the picture into a 1954 Austin Healey 100-4 and a similar engine in a
1964  TR-4 both tubbed with a 9" rearend.

I need a "child proof" carb system.  I am also looking for metering rods as
one is bent and the choke piston  sticks. Car is very hard to start. I am
thinking since the breathing has  already been updated a Weber system might
be the way to go.

Does the  Weber or any other carb have an accelerator pump?
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