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Re: [Healeys] Carb tuning kit WAS: HS4 Tri-carb tuning

To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb tuning kit WAS: HS4 Tri-carb tuning
From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 12:39:35 -0400
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I think the wrenches I have are steel.  I fashioned a couple of plugs 
(from 2x4s) with eyelets to seal the holes.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 7/7/20 12:17 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Hate it when that happens. I think they're aluminium, so you can't fetch 
> them with a magnetic pick-up tool.
> 
> 
> On 7/7/2020 8:52 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>> And be very careful not to drop the little wrench down inside the 
>> front suspension strut like I did yesterday ð?? 
>>
>> On Tue., Jul. 7, 2020, 11:24 a.m. Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net 
>> <mailto:bspidell@comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Tom,
>>
>>     I don't have mine handy, but from memory:
>>
>>     The two black plastic rod-looking things go into the center of the
>>     vacuum pistons. In those go the 90-deg bent wires. With these you
>>     can see the pistons rise and fall, so as to even airflow. They
>>     also allow ballpark 1/32 piston lifts to check mixture.
>>
>>     The small brass plug-looking thing is a jet-centering tool that
>>     goes in place of a jet; very handy if you're doing a complete
>>     overhaul and replacing the jets.
>>
>>     By far the most useful tool is the small wrench that looks like
>>     the tool some people use to floss; it's the only way I can get to
>>     the jet adjusting nuts on my BN2. Any other tool--wrench, pliers,
>>     etc.--would be almost impossible to use with the carbs on the car.
>>
>>     All in all, a simple but useful collection of tools. Did I miss any?
>>
>>     Bob
>>
>>
>>     On 7/7/2020 4:41 AM, Tom via Healeys wrote:
>>>
>>>     I've always wondered:   what do each of those little tools in the
>>>     tuning kit do?
>>>
>>>     - Tom
>>>
> 
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