[Mgs] Carburettor question

[Paul Root]

I thought the tamperproof ones were the same, just set and then a plug
put in over the screw. So much I know.

I'd just go down two and give it a try.

On Oct 6, 2007, at 5:12 PM, Barak wrote:

> Hello list!
>
> I've got a couple of quick questions about HS carburettors...
>
> I've got the Haynes SU Carb manual, and I'm using it to put my  
> carbs back
> together, and I've come to the part where you initially set the  
> jet.  Their
> instructions read "... Screw down the jet adjusting nut/screw two  
> turns on
> non-tamperproof carburetors, or three turns on tamperproofed  
> carburettors".
>
> So how do you tell the difference between a "tamperproofed" and a
> "non-tamperproof" carb???  I can't seem to find any other reference  
> to this
> in the book on a quick glance through.  One whole turn seems like  
> it would
> make a huge difference, and I'd rather get this right the first  
> time (and
> it's much easier to see/count turns when it's laying on my bench).  :p
>
> Oh, and how the heck are you supposed to get at that fast idle  
> screw when
> the carbs are attached to the car?  My hands don't bend that way in  
> the
> first place and aren't nearly small enough in the second.
>
> Chris
> ~70 MGB
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Paul Root
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