[Healeys] Carb - Adjustments

[Greg Mandas]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and documentation on adjusting carbs.
Yea, I forgot step 2, screw them down 2.5 turns which moves them lower to
start with.
I think I'm running a good mixture.  The plugs aren't fouled and lifting the
piston with the check pins produces a slight lift and leveling out of the
rpm.
I did not have the butterfly bushings rebuilt which may be leaking, but at
only 37K miles I didn't think it necessary.  I'l have to check into them
leaking.
Greg 

--- On Fri, 8/13/10, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb - Adjustments
To: "Greg Mandas" <gmandas at yahoo.com>
Cc: "'healey list'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 11:48 AM


That is way to low. If everything is correct they should be approximatly
 1/16 down from flush. Even with the choke pulled you will not get 3 / 8. Are
you sure you are measuring it correctly.  If so you must have the choke pulled
out of the choke is suck on. 



 David Nock British Car Specialists Stockton Ca 95205 209-948-8767
 www.britishcarspecialists.com . .
On Aug 13, 2010, at 5:30 AM, Greg Mandas wrote:
List;
After adjusting the carbs on my 65BJ8 I'm finding the jets are both, equally
whats looks to be a good 3/8ths below the bushing. Since the adjusting process
starts off with leveling the jets with the bushings, I'm wondering if this is
an indication of; - All is well, - Wrong needles (professionally rebuilt with
Moss kit last year), - The carbs are set way too rich, - low fuel pressure,
or - I just like to post stuff on the Healeys forum.
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