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>I picked up a set of old SU HS 6 carbs through a trade on here... Today
>I set out to break them down...(The history of these carbs are unknown
>to me.)
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>I could see black carbon buildup, around the butterflies,
>where they were not closing...and they clearly could not close all the
>way.
>
>Just to see if there was a mechanical fault for this... I loosened the
>two set screws that hold the butterly... and tried to adjust them...
>they immediately fell into the proper position... and now the
>butterflies would close properly... and completely. That simple
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If it were just the carbon buildup, then cleaning it away would have cured
the problem. As indicated the previous history was unknown, but the fact
that you loosened the butterfly securing screws and they snapped back into
position indicates some previous owner had messed with them-and didn't
re-seat them properly-
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (project)
73 Ford Courier (parts hauler, rain vehicle, getting a V6 soon!)
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