[Spridgets] Carburetor Gasketing

Robert E. Shlafer pilotrob at webtv.net
Sat Apr 12 12:52:19 MDT 2008


LOL....

I saw all the responsi you got and decided you needed an answer to your original question, supplemented by a "sideways"
answer as well, considering mixture is normally set as part of carb tuning process which is normally carried out without the air cleaners installed, thus allowing more easy access to the mixture nuts from the side.

For mixture strength check you are looking for a VERY momentary rpm gain before it drops off to same or slightly below set idle.
as the air valve is lifted no more than 1/8".

A hand-held analog read-out tach set to the 1,000 rpm scale comes in very handy for this check as you can "see" this momentary rise which you might have a tendency to miss from an otherwise noisey engine.

You might also review Tom Swift's  SU
Carb basics on YouTube, placing "University
Motors" in the searchbox. Very educational
and enlightening.

Regards! :)

Cap'n. Bob      '60 :{)


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill L
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:59 PM
To: Robert E. Shlafer
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Carburetor Gasketing

Hello Robert,

     THANX! that's the cleanest explaination yet... i can USE this....

     someone said.. to the right, clockwise is richer, BUT clockwise
     is to the LEFT ...

     clockwise RICH.. anticlockwise LEAN.. now i need a memnonic!

     maybe .... as time moves forward we get richer and fatter?
          time advances .. clockwise

     we were lean when we were younger?
          looking back anticlockwise?
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Best regards,
 Bill                            mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
 '66 Sprite HAN8L49403
      * "I have had too many children," said Mary overbearingly.
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