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Re: Carburettor tuning

To: "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net>, <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Carburettor tuning
From: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 07:09:42 -0500
The brass scres adjusts the richness of the fuel mixture throughout the RPM
range.  Seat the brass screws then open them two and a quarter turns.  Make
adjustments from that point.  Adjust for a smooth idle with the engine at
operating temperature.

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 6:42 AM
Subject: Carburettor tuning


> As I just wrote, I have been disassembling the Stromberg carburettors.
Now I
> would like to re-tune them, but are there really many options?  There is a
> brass adjustment screw under the floating chamber, fitted into another
larger
> brass plug. What's it for, and how do I adjust the brass screw? It is made
to
> be manually adjusted as it has finger grips on it. So far I just adjusted
it
> by listening to the engine best performance...
>
> Any other adjustments except for the idle speed?
>
> And how to tune the vacuum regulator?
>
> Espen.

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