Ahh, George! I'm so happy that you are acting as the guinea pig on this one
before I go down the Judson road.
The instructions I got with my yet to be installed Judson state that carbs are
preset at the factory, no tweaking should be required. I assume, of course,
that you have the original Holley carb. Two things come to mind: is your
pulley/belt situation working well, or is there a too loose or too tight
situation? Second, we all know how timing can affect engine temperature.
Perhaps a full re-tune is in order? Does the engine seem to be running smoothly
and strongly other than the overheating? Is the supercharger getting it's dose
of Marvel Mystery Oil as required?
If all else fails, you might want to call the expert, George at 860-355-2807.
He rebuilds them and knows a lot about them. I don't know if he would offer
tech advice to someone who did not buy from him though....
Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: GMari58175@aol.com [SMTP:GMari58175@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 1998 7:11 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Judson/Overheating
OK Listers, small problem which I pose to you'all. My MKII Sprite (AN6)
948cc, has run like a top with no problem. yesterday I installed a Judson
Supercharger, (real nightmare) and although I know I have carb tweaking to do,
the car now runs extremely hot and boils over in about 30 minutes of driving.
I mean it went to 230 degrees and even hit the 100 degree point again before I
could get a spot to pull over. Disconnected the Judson and waited a bit. the
car ran cool as could be. Any suggestions?
george marinos
sprite MKII AN6
glen rock, nj
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