<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Ironed out all the other items – thanks to all who responded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Embarrassed to say that in 16 years I’d never really needed to reset the carb, timing, etc so left it untouched. Last fall the huge pop-in plastic drain plug in the bottom of the float bowl began peeing, and upon buying a $$$ theoretically complete overhaul kit I launched into a safari of missing gaskets, diaphragms not in the kit, and on and on. It’s all complete now and runs, but this damn Stromberg is weird. I remember when I bought my 71 TR6 new and did the first services I had little luck suggesting adjustments to the Strombergs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1978 California-spec Midget 1500, all emissions equipment present and working. I also just for the first time checked the timing. It’s a Lucas Lumention system – apparently a factory recall replacing the original electronig ignition. The first owner seems to have done all his own work. I see about 20 degrees of initial advance (BTDC) at idle, book and label says 2 degrees ATDC and the vacuum advance or retard or whatever doesn’t seem to do anything. It gets vacuum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone point me to a comprehensive (and without the CO meter that the shop manual wants me to have) discussion of the back alley way to adjust a Stromberg CD-150 with all emission equipment in operation? And maybe a clue on the Lumenition system?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can adjust to get a neutral response to slightly lifting the carb piston. Then I’ve read that you’re supposed to turn the large nylon nut on the right of the carb, and finer adjustment through the brass screw that runs into that nut. Seems to lean when turned out as someone said it should.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<br>Karl<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>