I should have specified I was describing HS carbs....
on 9/19/03 8:45 AM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:
> My '78B has twin SU carbs; I've been having intermittent (but always at
> inconvenient times) power problems; it more often than not happens on the
> highway when it's being given some gas. It falters, and slows, and will go
> like that for a few minutes, then will magically recover and be fine
> again. It seems to be a fuel delivery problem.
>
> I replaced the fuel filter; it originally seemed to make a difference on a
> quick test drive (about 10 miles @ 80 mph, no problem) except it faltered
> at the end.
>
> I then used GumOut, and the car liked the octane boost, but it wasn't long
> before it was faltering again.
>
> Now I'm looking at the carbs; I've no experience cleaning these (they've
> been on the car about 2 summer's worth). I unscrewed the top "bowl" or
> whatever it's called, on one of them, but it looked spotless inside. If I
> was to clean "gunk" out of the carbs, is this where it would
> accumulate? If so, I'll check the other one (I only wanted to fool with
> one at a time). I don't want to screw up the carb settings, so how can I
> safely clean them (or make sure they're not gunked) without screwing up the
> tuning?
>
> I can find articles on tuning them, but not on cleaning them... any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> - Tab
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