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[Healeys] SU HD carb - one issue found

Subject: [Healeys] SU HD carb - one issue found
From: engl at accesscomm.ca (Engl)
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:13:31 -0600
References: <20170910152859.7874B1A09EA@mail.cal.net>
Ken

No luck in the archives [probably not using the right search parameters].

Not sure if the carbs on the car are Midel carbs but the car only came with the 
carbs on the car so hopefully I can make some adjustments and get it running 
like a top.

Bob England

> On Sep 10, 2017, at 9:28 AM, goldengt <goldengt at cal.net> wrote:
> 
> I had the same issues with the Midel SUs. See the archives. I went back to my 
> original carbs.
> Ken Freese 
> 65 BJ8
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Bob England <engl at accesscomm.ca>
> Date: 9/10/17 7:27 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] SU HD carb - one issue found
> 
> Hello All
> 
> Thanks to all who provided me with their thoughts on the problems getting my 
> engine to run properly.  It has been really great to be able to get some 
> thoughtful feedback on my trials and tribulations.
> 
> I have found one item with the carbs that I thought I should pass along 
> should anyone else have the issue.  You may recall I could not get the jet to 
> come up to the level of the cab bridge ? it seemed to hang up 1.6mm low.  
> Yesterday I discovered the problem ? the lever that has the jet fork on one 
> end and the mixture screw on the other is too thick.  Being too thick it hits 
> the mixture screw lobe piece, not allowing the forks to rise, which holds the 
> jets 1.6mm-1.5mm low.
> 
> These carbs are not original carbs and obviously casting for the fork/screw 
> lever too thick.  Going to do some filing on the piece this afternoon (or 
> maybe take a dremel to it if laziness sets in).
> 
> Still not confident this will help too much on the rich mixture or 30 degree 
> timing sweet spot, but we shall see ? it certainly wont hurt!
> 
> Bob England
> ?65 BJ8
> 
> 
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