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RE: Adjusting carbs question

To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, audela2 <audela2@cox.net>,
Subject: RE: Adjusting carbs question
From: "Ryan, Richard" <RRyan@frk.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 12:36:53 -0700
There was a very good article on SUs in the June 2002 Grassroots
Motorsports.

Dick Ryan  ex. 24022
(650)312-4022
Risk Management Dept. 
SM 960/4
FAX (650)312-5830


-----Original Message-----
From: datsunmike [mailto:datsunmike@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 8:12 PM
To: audela2; Roadster Mail Group
Subject: Re: Adjusting carbs question


Start from scratch and tighten both mixture nuts all the way closed
(counter-clockwise) and then back each out 1.5 turns to start out with.

Give the car a tuneup and check the timing to get it right.

Then make sure there's oil in the carbs - I use straight  20 wt. but others
may use something else. Then balance the carbs.

Burning too rich or too lean will cause overheating as well as a lot of
other things too. Dieseling can be caused by a variety of problems including
carbon build up and sharp edges in the combustion chamber.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "audela2" <audela2@cox.net>
To: "Roadster Mail Group" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 10:05 PM
Subject: Adjusting carbs question


> I'm really new to adjusting SU carbs, and I have a situation I need help
with.
> I get some backfiring from one of the carbs, and when the engine is shut
off
> it still runs a few seconds, then dies with a puff of white smoke from the
> carb.  The engine runs very roughly and heats up quickly, and I've read
that
> this could be because of a rich fuel mix.  Although all the guides talk
about
> adjusting the idle screw, I'm confused as to which direction makes the
fuel
> mix richer.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Charlotte & Leonard Hoover
> '64 SPL310
> '67 SPL311
>
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