[Spridgets] SU AUD 136t carbs

[Michael MacLean]

Single HIF44 on my 1275 in my Bugeye. Love it.  No balancing carbs.
Mike MacLean

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 8:09 AM Charles Reel via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I second the thought. Single HIF
>
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> On Sep 13, 2022, at 10:18 AM, Derf via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
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> 
> 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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