Carl,
A hearty "amen" to your comments.
Ed Woods
'54 MGTF, carbs adjusted once since 1966; unnecessarily, at it turned out.
Still start first time, every time and runs perfectly. With no preparation for
Winter hibernation, other than disconnecting the battery, it will fire up
immediately next March or April, even with the 6 month old petrol.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Carl Fritz" <carlmgtc@hotmail.com>
> Andy,
> From my personal experience, and observation of others, I conclude the
> following to be absolutes:
> Once SU carb(s) have been CORRECTLY adjusted, they will REMAIN
> correctly adjusted for YEARS!!! If the car suddenly goes "off-tune", the
> odds are 90-to-one that the problem is NOT WITH THE SUs, UNLESS someone has
> already messed with the SUs. The SUs are the LAST thing to mess with when
> confronted with an engine that "isn't quite right". LEAVE the SUs ALONE,
> UNTIL YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE THAT EVERYTHING ELSE (Timing, plugs, valve
> adjustment, fuel supply, etc.) IS JUST THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!!! ONLY THEN
> DO YOU EVEN BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT ADJUSTING THE SUs!!!
> Regards,
> Carl Fritz
> TC 6756
> VA 2009 Saloon
> Gainesville, Florida
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