[TR] TR3A SU H6 Carb Rebuild Question

[Paul Dorsey]

Aren’t there  eight  Flats to a turn, so one and a half turns would be 12
flats?

On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 6:34 PM Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jim,
>
>  I’ve heard 8 flats from full tight. I think one and a half turns (rather
> than flats) would be about 8 flats.
>
> Bud
>
> > On Sep 7, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Jim Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Having a spot of fun learning to rebuild my SU carbs.  Got them all back
> > together with new kits and looking very nice indeed.  Throttle shaft wear
> > felt very minimal so I did not replace.  Kit included new needle and
> float
> > valves along with gaskets.  First time doing a set of SUs so please bear
> > with me.  My question is where should the jet adjusting nut be set prior
> to
> > running and setting mixture? I had hear one and half flats backed off
> from
> > fully tightened position?  Thoughts would be greatly appreciated as I
> would
> > like to test and adjust this weekend.
> > Cheers,
> > Jim Henningsen
> > Ocala FL
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