Jim,
I always use a Uni-Syn. I start right at the beginning of the SU procedure
and go through it like a check list. I usually get at least a year of
driving out of a good adjustment. I have a haynes SU carb book and an old
Speed Sport motorbooks SU Carb book. The procedure is not hard. It starts
out with centering the jet and setting things at a good starting point. The
Uni-Syn really only helps balance the carbs it won't get the fuel/air
mixture or the idle set correctly. I don't want to discourage you, because
if I can do it , anyone can. The hardest part is getting the nuts on the
couplings loosened and retightened.
A lot of the books say you can actually balance the carbs with a stethescope
or small hose. I tried it. I could hear the difference in the sound of the
air, but my ear was not as good as my eye watching the floating ball in the
Uni-Syn.
Good luck.
Bill Schickling
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Rowan <jimrowan@uic.edu>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 4:49 PM
Subject: Thanks you's and SU question
>I just wanted to thank all those who attended the Sprite Rush and kept us
>no-goers up to date.
>The reports and pictures are great. Makes it hurt that much more that I
>couldn't go.
>
>Also, I would like to thank those who pointed me in the direction of
>Nosinger when I was looking for a
>tach cable. Nice people, prompt service, quality work and a reasonable
>price; traits all to rare these days.
>
>This list never lets me down unlike the viagra list. Which leads me into my
>question err... rather situation.
>
>It goes as follows: the Sprite has been running very rich, guzzling gas,
>and spewing some black smoke on start-up/under hard acceleration. It runs
>fine but once warmed up idles very slow almost to the point of dying. I
>have no idea when the last time the carbs where synched and mixture/idle
>adjusted (purchased car 8/97). This will be the first time I fool with the
>carbs. I have the factory manual, and a few other SU articles to help me
>along the way. A friend has volunteered the use of his color-tune kit and
>unisynch carb synchronizer. Do they work/are they worth the effort? My
>friend swears by them. I've read the instructions for both and it seems
>rather straight forward. Still I am leery.
>Any words of advice or encouragement for this SU-novice?
>
>TIA
>
>Cheers,
>Jim Rowan
>60 Sprite (AN5 39645)
>
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