[Spridgets] SU question for racer types...

[Larry & Sandi Miller]

R U sure you don't have an air leak?

On Nov 14, 2010, at 5:51 PM, Lester wrote:

> Ok, so I have found another interesting mod (I think)..  I could not get
the
> car to idle less than 3000 revs.  So I started with the basics, swapped out
> the dampers and put some oil in.  Not much change.  Took the carbs off as
> there were some little things bothering me, and found that the floats did
not
> activate the needle until it was full up.  This give so much fuel that it
is
> constantly flowing into the carb around the jet even with no throttle.  The
> only way to correct this was to make a spacer to move the seat down.  This
> worked sort of.  I can now get the car to idle around 1500 revs BUT when I
> give it the gas I can tell that not enough fuel is flowing.  The floats are
> made of plastic and only have a stop for the amount of droop  UNLESS
something
> has been removed from them.
>
> Any ideas folks?
>
> Lester
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2010, at 6:58 AM, fastvee wrote:
>
>> You make a good point Michael. When I first had the stumble, damper oil
was
>> not among the first things I checked.
>> John
>>
>> --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>> I am willing to bet that many of the people who constantly fuss with their
>> carb adjustments could eliminate their problems by topping up the dashpot
>> oil.
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