[Spridgets] SU AUD 136t carbs

[Mike Rambour]

   I agree that a single HIF is probably the best way to go BUT this is 
not going into a Spridget or Mini and I just don't have the clearance.

  I tried the HIF that we took off my son-in-law's MkI Mini that has a 
1275 in it and no there was no room on the side for it.  People in the 
UK that have done this engine swap have said, there is barely enough 
room for some pancake filters and others have said you have to use what 
I call the little rock guard that is not really a filter.  I have cut 
the engines front plate to move the engine over as far as I can and 
center it in the chassis and also keep the driveshaft pretty straight,  
but it will still be tight.
  My Son-in-law's twin SU's from his Mini look like they will fit, I am 
still "fiddling" with the body and engine mounts so have some play 
room.  With a HIF I will have to bump out the hood sides right where 
there are some louvers.

  Its all going into a 1934 Singer Le Mans.  This is engine swap that 
while not common, has been done quite a bit in the UK.

     mike


   On 9/13/2022 7:09 AM, Derf wrote:
> 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
>     >
>     > --
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>     > you'll probably never need one again.
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