[Healeys] SU Linkages/Shaft Bushings

[Dan Stromquist]

Alan:
I have some play at the point where my throttle shafts enter my carbs.  I
can actually wiggle these shafts side to side both on the front and rear
carbs.  I must say that I had them rebuilt but only sent in the inside shaft
piece.  We put in new Teflon sleves in but I suspect that my inability to
set my carbs properly is might be due to an air leak here. I was told that a
little air leak here is common.  What do you mean by <throttle shaft bushing
sorted>?  Is this a common problem area where the shafts wear and what do
you recommend.  I see oversized shafts are available.
Dan


 
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:59 AM
To: Richard Ewald
Cc: Ed's Shop; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] webers

Yes, and SUs are very reliable - once set up they stay that way too.  The
main thing is getting the throttle shaft bushing sorted, easy to do, esp
with the HD8 carb.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Richard Ewald
<richard.ewald at gmail.com>wrote:

> I would just like to add to this.  I have never hung DCOEs on a Healey,
but
> I did sell them for a couple of years, and helped a bunch of customers
with
> their set ups.
> DCOE are wonderful carbs, once they are set up.
> The set up can be a royal bitch.  There are, as I recall, 7 different
> calibrated parts that can be changed on a DCOE. Chokes, idle jets, main
> jets, air jets, emulsion tubes, and I forget the last two.
> So in setting these up you are dealing with an algebra equation with 7
> variables.  Not easy.  May not be fun.  Also back in the day (1980s) we
had
> jets from Eddie Eduardo that were different sizes even though they were
> stamped with the same number.  We took to soldiering up the holes and
> re-drilling them with a set of jet drills for a consistent idle.
> If you have time, money, and are real good at setting up carbs,  Webers
are
> a wonderful thing.  SUs on the other hand are easy to set up, and cheap.
> $.02
> Rick
>
>
> > Webers are great carbs.....can be tuned six ways to Friday and once
done,
> > they stay that way.
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