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<p>ok....what do you mean by 'carbs aren't running smoothly' ?</p>
<p>Engine is not smooth?.. sputtering? not running smooth while
cruising?</p>
<p>An old adage.... (well two actually)<br>
"..most carb problems are electrical..." and "..most ignition
problems are the carbs"</p>
<p>Seriously though.... what method didyou use to balance the air
flow at idle? One of those little flow meters?<br>
NOPE NADA STOP right there. Think about it...you're sealing off
the air to get the bubble to rise so of course the idle
changes....so the balance tube in the manifold sucks from the
other carb, bypassing the fuel pull.</p>
<p>I was finally convinced by an old mechanic and have learned from
tuning more SU and ZS carbs than I care to mention.... use a 1/4"
fuel line as a stethoscope ...one end in your ear..the other just
up against the edge (not in) the carb throat. blocks minimal
air... and believe me you can hear as little 1-2 cfm readily, but
you can also hear the gurgle of the fuel flow! Years ago I
actually gave away my flow gauges.</p>
<p>Eons ago..I got so fed up once I bought brand new NOS SU carbs to
replace mine after three rebuilds of the orig units. BUT...STILL
had the same issue...smooth speed cruising and it ran like crap.
Pull the choke out and it ran fine, but had to push it in at
closed or low speed throttle. Spent a year+ and hundreds of
messages on various LBC lists....still to no avail. Than one day
at a car show.... I saw a guy with an identical setup.... open big
round K&Ns and a end plate but had his air filters nearly 3/4
closed off with duct tape. In the end, the problem was incorrect
vacuum effects ...not enough air velocity when the piston was
mid/down as there was no restriction from the air filters.</p>
<p>hhmmm.... ok...<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/15/2018 7:40 PM, Jim Henningsen
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<pre wrap="">Ok, I thought I had this rebuild all nailed down. Finally got around to
getting carbs balanced and set for correct mixture. After new kits, testing
piston drop timing per John Twist you tube clip (great clip), and spending
two hours fine tuning air flow and mixture. The carbs aren't running
smoothly. There is something not right and I am throwing in the towel.
Don't have a reliable mechanic that I trust for this in Ocala. Any
recommendations on a rebuilder to send these two to have them checked
professionally.
Joe Curto?
Jeff Payla at Paltech - cant seem to get a response from him.
Buy new (ouch)
Others?
Thanks in advance
Jim Henningsen
Ocala FL
61 TR3A eager to enjoy driving it in fall in Florida
62 TR4 eager to have restoration finished
75 TR6 eager to have new race motor put in
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