[Spridgets] SU AUD 136t carbs

[Derf]

For a driver a single HIF is really hard to beat.

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 9:03 AM Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I don't have a spare set of carbs to sell, but wanted to pass on some carb
> info based on my experiences with SU carbs.  The HS2's are all pretty
> similar and any will work no matter what the AUD number.  Worn throttle
> shafts can be fixed 99% of the time by simply replacing the throttle
> shaft.  The carb body itself does not wear out, only the shaft.  So no
> worries about installing bushings.  I buy carb rebuild kits from MiniSpares
> in England for considerably less than what the guys here in the US sell
> them for.  The kits genuine SU parts and are very complete with new
> throttle shafts, throttle plates, etc.  Shipping is very fast and not too
> expensive.  They use DHL Express for shipping and stuff ordered from them
> usually arrives in 3-4 days rather than the 7-10 days when ordering from
> Moss.
>
> Rick
>
> > On Sep 13, 2022, at 1:27 AM, Mike Rambour via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> >   So I am poking around for SU AUD 136 carbs to fit my 1098 junkyard
> motor that came with no carbs.  I found some on Ebay that looked ok in
> pictures and bought them, a few hours later the seller said he didn't have
> them, that was a old listing that Ebay had put back up accidentally.
> >
> >  There are a few other listings, some missing parts and one saying many
> moveable parts are stuck, well that is what was wrong with a set a carbs i
> got from a friend, everything stuck and too badly corroded to ever work
> again...major pits in venturi area by the butterflies on one and pistons on
> both...way too bad for a rebuild.
> >
> >  There are some on ebay that claim to be rebuilt for a 1098cc motor but
> they are not AUD 136's so I am not sure what will and will not work, they
> all kind of look the same to me, I just know my motor had AUD 136t's
> originally.
> >
> >  Anyone have a set to sell ? ideally something with nothing frozen and a
> decent throttle shaft since I don't have the ability to ream and put
> bushings in (although i know there are o-ring shafts now that may solve
> that problem).
> >
> >  I do have a manifold, not sure its the right one but it fits, it does
> not have the port for the PCV valve which I think is correct for 1098, this
> is not a show car, I just want a good driver.   I have seen that Mo$$ has
> new ones...yike$ and there is a advantage to that since I would not need to
> buy a rebuild kit.
> >
> >      Mike
> >
> > --
> > A gun is like a parachute, if you need one but don't have it,
> > you'll probably never need one again.
> >
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