Making a new needle in a drill press or other is not a big job, BUT, making a
matching needle is a BIG DEAL. Be certfain to take measurments along the
needle so you at least have a half chance of making a matching pair of
needles. this is nearly as sensative for a street machine as a race car.
Somehere in on of my books I explained how make a device to do all this with
some deegree of accuracy.
Never be beaten by equipment
> From: charly@mitchelplumbing.com
> To: lang@isis.mit.edu; rfdeanes@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:34:12 -0700
> CC: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Best Stromberg Carbs
>
> Interesting that the Jag needle is the preferred choice. When I was running
> carbs on my TR6 I made my own needles using the specs for a Jag 3.8 motor,
> my thinking was that I wanted my 6 to run like a Jag.
> Reshaping a needle is fairly easy, chuck up the needle in a drill and use
> some emery cloth to shape it as you rotate it. I created a gauge with marks
> on it every 1/8" to measure the diameter as I went. very easy to do and
> worked very well, nice to have a couple of extra needles to experiment
with.
>
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
> To: "Robert Deanes" <rfdeanes@gmail.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Best Stromberg Carbs
>
>
> > On Wed, 28 Mar 2012, Robert Deanes wrote:
> >
> >> Joe Curto can help you out with the needles
> >
> > Oddly enough, when I called Joe C. and gave him my engine specs, he wasn't
> > really able to suggest anything. I had seen a suggestion for the B1AR, so
> > I bought those...
> >
> > Poking around a bit more on the web this morning, I got some ideas on what
> > to look for, but I have to measure what I have first before I will be
> > buying anything.
> >
> > I know about the SU needles too. The fact that there are so many choices
> > was the basis of the query.
> >
> > regards,
> > rml
> >
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