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Re: carb rebuild

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Subject: Re: carb rebuild
From: "M. Secrest" <msecrest@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 07:17:15 -0500
References: <000001c17965$212adec0$20f7e33f@dylan>
Jack:

You say there are no leaks around the throttle shafts, but have these been
rebushed?  If not, a carb rebuild is useless, as you will still be getting air
coming through the shafts, contributing to the lean situation you describe.

--
Martin Secrest
72 TR6
73 GT6

>
>
> Okay, so I have rebuilt my twin Zenith Strombergs with a kit from Moss. I
> went through all the steps on the registry list for setting them up. I no
> longer have any leaks by my throttle shafts etc., but I can't seem to get
> them to run right. Above 3000 RPM's and everything is pretty good. Below and
> it just sucks and is not even enjoyable to drive. It spits and sputters and
> the only way to take of is to rev it up and slip the clutch (something I
> don't want to do). I tried the troubleshooting things and by all indications
> it is running way lean. If I lift the piston ever so slightly it wants to
> die which, according to my reading, indicates a lean situation. However, the
> needles are backed all the way out, and the plugs are a nice tan. So what
> next oh wise ones?
>
> Jack

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