<div dir="auto">I have a vague recollection that early MGs like TA and TB actually had neither a damper of spring in the suction chamber. They used a "heavy" piston.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri., Dec. 27, 2024, 11:44 a.m. warthodson--- via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:normal" dir="ltr">Make sure you have the correct damper cap (vented or unvented) for your application.</div><div style="line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:normal" dir="ltr">Gary Hodson - see below, from an MG website:</div><div style="line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:normal"><br style="clear:both">Some SUs have a hole in the damper cap, some have a vent in the web at the top of the dome. See the picture. You have to take the damper out to see the hole.<br style="clear:both"><br style="clear:both">Anyway, you only want one hole per carb, either in the cap or the dome. If needed you can plug the damper cap.<br style="clear:both"><br style="clear:both"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:15.4px;font-weight:bold">Attachments:</span></div><div style="margin-top:8px;padding:16px 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:normal"><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:15px"><div style="margin-bottom:4px"><i>carb1.jpg 10.7 KB</i></div><div><a href="https://www.mgexp.com/phile/1/495016/carb1.jpg" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(15,50,98);font-weight:inherit" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.mgexp.com/phile/1/495016/carb1.jpg" alt="carb1.jpg" style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding:5px;width:190px;max-width:190px"></a></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, December 27, 2024 at 08:08:00 AM CST, Robert Markovich via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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I would put brass caps on all SUs even if they didn’t come with them. They look great and should last forever!<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><a shape="rect" style="font-size:12px" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div id="m_4162150936391658959ydpf3f75edyiv7670875805yqt81427"><p style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(132,115,255);padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px">On Thursday, December 26, 2024, 9:46 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote><div id="m_4162150936391658959ydpf3f75edyiv7670875805"><div dir="ltr">Yep, as others have suggested, the damper has blown through the cap. I'm sure your TC hiccups if you press the gas too hard.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The TC would have a damper with a brass cap, best to get one of those.</div><br clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Dec 25, 2024 at 1:15 AM healeymanjim via Healeys <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">ran into something have not seen before. cleaning the carbs on an MGTC and discovered there is no damper. there is a plastic cap and a 3/16 hole approx 1/4 inch deep in top of piston rod. Moss shows a damper and so does the workshop manual. any ideas what i have here?<br clear="none">
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