[Mgs] new muffler

[Pete Chast]

Change the air flow is to change the mixture.
Quieter is often less flow and suggests lean out the fuel flow.



On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:25:47 -0400, Paul Root <ptrmgb at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't write that well.
>
> The carbs are synch'd and run well, but are a bit hard to get started. I  
> do
> get about 25mpg (US). So I believe it's pretty close. But I just think  
> that I
> could get it to start a little easier.
>
> My question really was, could changing the exhaust cause issues like  
> this, or
> is it more likely that I knocked something out of kilter.
>
> And yes, synchronizer not synchromesh.
>
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 2:35 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:
>
>> Recheck what you did, and that you didn't knock something out of kilter
> along the way.  Unless you adjusted your carbs to suit your knackered  
> exhaust,
> then they shouldn't need readjusting now, and if you did, well, that  
> explains
> why they need readjusting now.  It is possible that the new exhaust
> 'restriction' is affecting the breathing, but I wouldn't expect it to be  
> that
> much.  If you know the carbs are out then you should be putting them  
> right
> anyway, not asking us if you need to!  And I presume you mean  
> 'synchronisers'
> not 'synchromeshes'.
>>
>> PaulH.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> The car was hard starting afterward. Am I going to need to resync the
> carbs
>>> etc, after a new muffler.
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