----- Original Message -----
From: davidwjones
To: Blue One Hundred ; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: Tricarb Idle -- IMPORTANT DAVID JONES
Alan,
Thanks, I got several similar suggestions. -But have found that the jet on the
carb is hanging even with the piston and jet needle removed. -I would have
thought you were right too, but apparently not. Norman suggested removing and
polishing the jet. -I will try that next. -I have also noticed that the more I
work it, the less it tends to stick.
As for the idle problem, I'm finding more bugs than in an anthill. ...getting
zapped at the coil wire, ...the carb jet, ....intermittent distributor clamp,
and the last event before putting it up for the night.....one of the float
chambers flooded. --Thought I had that fixed!
Well, -Gotta get back to watching my Red Sox stomp the Cardinals -commercial
is over.
GO SOX!!!! Alan, for you in Hong Kong, Sox lead the Cards 4-0 in the 5th
inning of the 3rd game.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Blue One Hundred
To: davidwjones ; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Tricarb Idle -- IMPORTANT DAVID JONES
David -
I don't know if you saw my last email to you about
adjusting the jet & jet bearing on your wonky HS4.
You will have to do this first before doing anything
else on your carbs.
By the way, you cannot put lubrication on the jet...
that won't solve your problem (the jet is hanging up
on the needle, not the jet bearing) and fuel will wash
away any lubricant in short order.
By the way, because your needle is hanging up on the
jet.. that's why you can adjust your idle down any...
because the jet is forcing the dashpot piston up.
I hope you read this email.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
> Well, the carbs were all completely rebuilt. So I
> guess I'll recheck the
> timing, dwell etc. -Maybe I bumped the distributor
> at some point. If that
> doesn't work, I'll readjust all of the carb/linkages
> from scratch. -I'll let
> you know.
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Shope
> To: davidwjones
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Tricarb Idle
>
>
> dave, a young lady in our car club has a tri-carb
> that idles so smooth it
> baffles me. the motor is not new and the carbs do
> not look like they have
> been worked on in years. i leave then alone when
> i work on her car as they
> work fine. my own bj8 does not idle well as it
> seems to lope. i suspect
> my
> problem is that i need a distributor rebuild,
> which i am checking into at
> this time. hope you solve your problem.
> healeymanjim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
> To: <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:08 PM
> Subject: Tricarb Idle
>
>
> > Have any of you tricarb-ers out there ever
> seen-heard-owned a tricarb
> that
> > would idle smoothly at anything under 1200 rpm?
> Or is it just too much to
> ask
> > of the rudimentary HS4 carbs?
> >
> > David W. Jones
> > '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> > Cumberland, RI USA
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