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Re: carb. adjustments

To: "Peter Zaborski" <peterz@merak.com>, "'TR6 List'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: carb. adjustments
From: "Dean C. Paige" <ecopaige@metro.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:45:09 -0800
I seem to recall that the UNISYN is to be used at increased rpm. 1800 seems
to ring a bell. You place it over each carb only long enough to get a
reading then remove it and compare with reading from the second carb then
adjust and retry.

Deano

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> From: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
> To: 'TR6 List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: carb. adjustments
> Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 1:20 PM
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Brad Kahler [SMTP:Brad.Kahler@141.com]
> > Sent:       Thursday, February 19, 1998 10:31 AM
> > To: RVincenti@lbfc.com
> > Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject:    Re: carb. adjustments
> > 
> > I 2nd Ross's thoughts on using the Unisync.  I have one and at idle 
> > the little doohickie hardly moves off the bottom.  Can't tell a thing 
> > unless you have higher rpms.
> > 
> Not to state the obvious (ok I will) but isn't the adjustment valve on
> the Unisyn tool to compensate for variable air flows? I was able to set
> the valve at such a point that the red indicator was half way up the
> tube. Then, without disturbing the set up of the Unisyn, I just make
> sure the other carb creates the same airflow. Pretty simple in my case
> (my carbs were just rebuilt when I did this, I'm not sure if this would
> have had an impact).
> 
> 
> > Then trying to hold the exact same rpm while switching back and forth
> > between carbs is a pain.  I prefer the sound that you hear plus
> > looking at the carb pistons and seeing if they are generally about the
> > same height.  If you want to borrow a unisync I'll loan you mine.
> > 
> A while ago there was a posting indicating that human hearing is not
> overly sensitive (for the average human). Thus what "sounds" the same
> from two different sources may in fact be miles apart as far as equal
> air flow goes.
> 
> BTW, this is just my opinion, I do not mean to start an argument.
> Basically then Unisyn tool has worked fine for me.
> 
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada

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