Paul,
What's the fuel pump pressure? Maybe you should put a regulator in. I
haven't used gross jets but several guys in my MGB club run them and are
very happy.
66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul <9laser3@bright.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:46 PM
Subject: Racing with SU's & flooding?s
> The front carb of Jim's 1600 decided to try Chris's patience this
weekend.
> While the car ran great in Saturday morning's practice, It started acting
up
> in the afternoon race. Diagnosis; flooded front carb. Symptom; gas
pouring
> out the over flow. First thought was that the float had sunk. It hadn't.
> Second thought was to high of a fuel level in the float chamber. It
wasn't.
> Third shot was that maybe the needle wasn't closing. Well, at 3000 RPMs,
it
> appeared to be okay. Ran great in the paddock. Back out on the track, it
> ran fine for a lap or so and then started flooding and fouling the front
two
> plugs. Jim was able to keep it going by turning the fuel pumps on & off,
> but only for another few laps. Again, a quick check showed fuel coming
out
> the overflow and the front two plugs beginning to foul.
> Back in the paddock, at 3000 RPMs, everything was fine. But at 6000,
fuel
> began to flow out the overflow again. Swapped needles, three times,
before
> getting the over flow down to a drip. Worked well enough to capture
second
> place, but not a permanent solution.
> Is anyone using Grose-Jets? Or is there another solution?
>
> TIA,
>
> Paul
> OROC
>
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