FYI and in case it might help someone else...
I reversed the order of the tops of my float chambers, and vented one of the
lines from the first (front) carb per James Carpenter's suggestion. Thanks!
I've got a bit of dialing in to do, but if my test drive is any indication,
the switch over from my worn out ZS to the dual HS4s is a wonderful
improvement in power! Of course I couldn't push it for fear of burning it
up (too lean currently), but it sort of reminded me of a sports car!
Mike
72 Spit (starting to make me smile)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Perry <mikep@michindust.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:30 PM
Subject: 2nd Carb Flooding out
>
>Listers....
>
>I've just attached my "new" hs4s, fabricated linkages, and dual carb
>manifold to my 72 spit, and have run into a problem....
>
>I appear to be running on two cylinders (the front, and the carb which gets
>fuel directly from the fuel pump). The rear carb just puddles out gas.
I'm
>afraid to get the car warmed up, as it would likely start a fire.
>
>Any idea where I should start troubleshooting in the morning? My guesses
>are:
>
>-The float needle(unlikely, since the flooding is in the carb, not the bowl
>((unless the fuel is being forced past it))
>-A horendously out of adjustment rear jet (both are backed out two full
>turns
>-The incorrect tops on my fuel bowls, or the lines hooked up to the
>incorrect fittings.
>-Some other malady I can't identify.
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>Mike
>72 Spit
>1 out of 2 ain't bad!
>
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