In message <Pine.PCW.3.91.960529111021.4895D-100000@dos641.nysed.gov>you write:
>On Wed, 29 May 1996, Dave Chu wrote:
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>I'll guess that this is the "standard" Mk.3 Spitfire style of intake and
I just check the metering needle and its has B0 on it. That is
the stock needle for a Mk.3 Spitfire according to the Hyanes
manuel.
>carbs. The Smiths PCV valve just fits in the hole on the top of the
>manifold. Of course, it should fit snugly. If not, one can very
>carefully use a drift and hammer to "peen" the inside edge of the
>manifold just a wee bit so that the valve does stay in place. The cars
>tend to run very poorly with the vacuum leak caused when the valve comes
>loose, and the peening method is something my local 'Murrican car
>mechanics showed me many, many years ago.
>
Thanks for your suggestion.
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