Hi James,
I would really think about wether you need someone to tune you car..
With all the blood & sweat you've expended a little more and some really cheap
kit, will allow you to tune the car yourself, and you will be able to do it
every year without trusting your most favoured possesion to some two bit
mechanic...
I use a colour tune (<20 quid) and Gunsen carb balancer (<20 quid), and you can
get really good results very quickly..
Combined cost is less than one tune up, and in my experience, even so called
professionals get a little confused when presented with a car without fuel
injection...
(BTW I don't work for gunsen)
Just give it a thought, It really is very easy!
Cheers
Tim
James Carruthers wr ote:
> This weekend I have been injured more times than ever. I almost sliced my
>fingers off on a heatshield - blood litrally pouring from them all over my
>cleaned up carbs. I have been burnt - while tuning the said carbs - and hit my
>hand very very hard against lots of metal - due to the blood on the spanners.
>
> My car now sounds like a hoover - how extreme is this meant to be? Its quite
>a loud "hiss" I kind of expected it. It doesnt bother be - as long as it
>should be there.
>
> So my carbs are now on - I never thought Id be glad that I could stall the
>engine (with the throttle speed screws of course) They're tuned the best I
>can do them without any real proper measuring device. (I used a peice of pipe
>- and my ears)
>
> Im going to pay to get it tuned proper this week some time. Any body by any
>chance know anywhere good for this kind of thing around Bromley, Kent, UK?
>
> Thanks to everyone who helped me with this project.
>
> James
>
> 1977 Pimento Red Spit with K&N's
>
>
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