> I called carb guru Joe Curto, and explained the problem my car was
> having. Basically, hard starting, hard to launch, rough idle,
> hot running.
> I suspected a lean mixture. The plugs read a little lean, too. Joe was
> not surprised. He claims that gasoline is formulated leaner now,
> than when
> these cars were built.
He's absolutely right, for most of the USA. The dirty word is 'oxygenate',
usually ethanol or MTBE.
> Joe sent me two ZS B1E needles as were originally used in Jags. Before
> I installed them, I measured their diameter about 1/4" up from the point,
> and they are .010" skinnier than the stock needles.
Cool tip ! Thanks !
I thought I was going to have to start dressing them down by hand.
Randall
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