[Healeys] Carb Needle Centering

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Thu Sep 24 08:06:47 MDT 2009


There's no adjustment to center the needles (AFAIK).  You have to align the jets 
  to the needles.  There is a cheap kit (approx. $20) that Moss sells that is 
worth the money just for the brass jet aligning 'drifts.'

If your needles were worn at the top, your jets might be too.


bs


Bob Johnson wrote:
> HD8. Found out yesterday that my needles were both worn at the top
> (large end) and new ones are ordered. Is there some simple way to
> center the new needles when they arrive? Can centering be done with
> the carbs in place or should they be removed? I did it in place
> before, maybe I just didn't do a good job of it.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob Johnson
> BJ8

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