[Fot] SU Carb question

[Christopher Bock]

A friends bugeye had the same problem.  Solution was to raise the idle to
about 1700.  After all it was a race engine.

Chris

On Oct 2, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:

> the pistons in the SUs on my recently acquired E production TR4 clatter
wildly at idle and up to 2500 rpm, at least.  Springs are installed, and the
damper oil just gets quickly pumped right out the vent hole in the plastic cap
when the car is running.
> It certainly smooths out at high speed, but the condition also makes it
difficult to start - I need to stick a finger in each one to hold the damper
up slightly, then get it running over idle speed.
>
> Ideas on where to start?
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