I would agree with the statement that carb leaks from the needle sticking
are a common feature on SU carbed cars, I struggled with the problem for
years when I drove the cars as daily drivers. In the past 15 years or so I
have put grose jets on the three british cars I have owned amd driven
regularly over that period, including my current Healey, and have never had
a problem once they are fitted.
No financial interest, just satisfied with the product.
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhart Rosner (aon)" <aon.912808691@aon.at>
To: "'conbreda'" <conbreda@eircom.net>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:27 AM
Subject: AW: Carb leak
> Connor,
> As Alan pointed out every SU carbed car has this problem from time to
time.
> It is the same for mine. But tapping does not always remove the symptom.
> Meanwhile I am kind of expert in taking apart the carbs and putting them
> together. I exchanged the needle to a grose-jet, which improved the
problem.
> The latest things I did was to check the float and the lever in the float
> chamber and found out that the lever did not have the right curve and the
> float had a dent where the lever might get stuck. I tried to get new
floats
> but the things I got were more rough on the top than the old ones. So I am
> still waiting for better ones.
> Maybe you should check all the gaskets too. Once I had the problem with a
> bad gasket below the grose jet.
> And even the top lid of the float might have a small crack which might
cause
> the same problem.
>
> Reinhart Rosner
> 55 100 BN1
> Vienna - Austria
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