Simmons, Reid W wrote:
>
> A couple of weeks ago I placed a large order with VB, and they were able to
> fill 25 out of the 26 items on my list. The one item they did not have was
> the Grose Jet. They told me it is not being manufactured anymore. I have
> since heard this from another vender. Has anyone else had this experience?
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atwell Haines [mailto:carbuff@nac.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 4:11 AM
> To: trunnell@mindspring.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Stromberg carb problem, Chapter 2
>
> Glenn,
>
> Have you looked for vacuum leaks
>
> A) caused by loose vacuum line 'elbows'
> or
> B) the o-ring inside the needle adjusting screw?
>
> These two things made MAJOR mixture differences on my car.
>
> Have you tried both the Grose-Jet and the regular needle &
> seat on the
> floats? Is the float pivot pin in good shape? What is the
> manifold vaccuum
> at idle?
>
> Atwell Haines
> '79 Spitfire
>
> At 10:31 PM 4/1/99 -0500, Glenn Trunnell wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Just wanted to update everyone on my crusade to make my
> Stromberg carb.,
> >perform the way I imagine it did when my car left the
> factory. So far I
> >have rebuilt the carb myself, and then had it rebuilt by
> apple hydraulics
> >in NY. It has new throttle bushings etc. but still will
> only idle well
> >when it's adjusted all the way rich. I took the car to my
> local LBC shop
> >and they tinkered with it for about a day and then switched
> it with another
> >carb which seemed to run much better, they let me take the
> car for the
> >weekend to try out and see if I felt that it was running
> properly. They
> >encouraged me to tinker with it, so I pulled off the top to
> examine the
> >needle and spring. This is an early carb and has the B5CH
> needle installed
> >and what appears to be the same spring as my original carb.
> this carb is
> >also adjusted competely rich so no progress there. The
> B5CH needle was
> >very worn, but looked much smaller than my B1DL needle
> that's in the
> >original carb. Does anyone have the dimensions of these
> two needles? I
> >have the Haynes weber/su/stromberg book and it lists the
> needle, but the
> >specs aren't there. It seems that several pages are
> missing in that
> >section, does anyone else have the same problem with this
> book? I have had
> >a head job done on this engine, but I'm beginning to
> believe that the
> >problem may be worn valve guides allowing a little extra
> air into the
> >cylinder when the intake opens, the car doesn't burn any
> oil, but Spitfire
> >heads are so under lubricated, there's not much oil up
> there to seep
> >through the guide and burn. Does anybody have any
> experience with this
> >problem? I'm going to try the carb cleaner test on the
> valve stems and see
> >if I can isolate the problem this weekend, I'll keep ya'll
> posted on my
> >results.
> >
> >Glenn Trunnell
> >'79 Spitfire (I wish I had the Dual SUs)
> >
> >
> >
They speak with crooked tongue, they mean to say, not being made in
"Far-East" (profit), call Joe Curto, Nisonger, BPNW, TRF, etc.
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