Thanks, Hans.
I figured it was something like this. It was the throttle slide on my other
car that was supposd to be kept dry, now that I think of it.
on 9/6/06 12:59 PM, Hans Duinhoven at h.duinhoven@planet.nl wrote:
> Hi Max,
>
> The manuals says linkage and butterfly pivots should be lubricated at
> regualr intervals with a drip of oil.
> I do this three times per year.
> After this I manually have all link shafts operated manually and have the
> oil distributed by this.
> After that action I wife off the left over residual oil, so almost no dirt
> contaminates at hte oiled spots.
>
> Save me at least replacing the carb butterfly shafts and when kept clean
> this way, I4d expect good operation for a long time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> 471 BGT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Heim" <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:39 PM
> Subject: Throttle linkage lube
>
>
>> I was just diddling with the carbs, and I was having trouble with them not
>> always returning to idle. One thought was that they needed new return
>> springs, but it occurs to me that perhaps I need to lubricate the shaft
>> pivots. After cleaning things up, I had thought that the oil was just
>> attracting dirt and grit, but now I'm thinking that perhaps a spot of
>> grease
>> at the ends of the shafts would help them pivot freely. This is probably
>> in
>> the manual, but right now I'm thinking of it and I'm at the computer...
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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