<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have worked on British Cars (mostly TR-3's and 4's) all my life. Until now, I have successfully avoided working on Stromberg carburetors. Recently a friend who knows I work on British cars, asked me if I could rebuild a carb on a Spitfire he was working on. For some crazy reason, I accepted this challenge. It is from a 1978 Spitfire (at least that's the year of the car).</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm trying to remove the needle from the piston. The only manuals I have for a Stromberg carb are for a TR-6, and I'm not sure they are the same, especially since this car was made 2 years after the TR-6 went out of production, in an era when emissions laws kept changing resulting in constant changes to the carburetors. So far, I have removed the piston and diaphragm, and using a TR-6 adjusting tool, I turned it counter-clockwise for a number of turns, or until I figured it was loose. Then, I removed the set screw in the side of the piston. Now, the whole needle assembly turns in the piston when I use the adjusting tool to turn it. But, it won't come out. Is there something else I need to do, or is it just stuck real well after sitting for the last 20 or so years?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks for any ideas you can give me. Also, can anyone recommend a manual for late 70's Stromberg carbs used on the Spitfire?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jack<br></div></div></body></html>