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Re: Carburettor tuning

To: "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net>
Subject: Re: Carburettor tuning
From: "Peter Noonan" <peter.noonan@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 02:12:12 +1200
The shop manual shows how to check and set float height. (upside down)

There is another unwritten step before this which is to check that both
floats float or sink freely in gas at the same level.

Do everything to keep both carbs with the same settings.

Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 11:42 PM
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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