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Re: More on Compression?

To: Alan Bidgood <bidgood.alan@ssd.loral.com>, mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: More on Compression?
From: johnhaynes@som-uky.campus.mci.net (John Haynes)
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:28:32 -0400 (EDT)
At 09:00 AM 9/12/97 -0700, Alan Bidgood wrote:
>Hi again,
>
>I am a little less concerned about my 'high' oil pressure,
>thanks to all who responded, but I am still trying to solve
>the poor idle, occasional splutter, etc.
>
>I feel next, I have to rebuild the carb, and I have a gross jet,
>rebuild kit, adjusting tool etc.  In the past I have never been 
>able to adjust this damn Stromberg anyway?
>
>The other thought is this 'Gulp' valve thing (this is a California 
>smog car) - something else I don't understand or how to check,
>but understand it can cause a car to run badly.
>
>Anyway, first I checked the plugs, all seemed to be OK - lightish 
>grey, then I checked the compression in the cylinders:- the first 
>three were 130 psi - I thought pretty good for 67,000 miles ?, 
>but the fourth was 113 psi ? - should I be concerned about this?
>
>- Any comments again would be very much appreciated, I seem 
>to be doing a lot of investigating, but no progress.
>
>                       Thanks again,
>
>                             Bye,
>
>                        Alan J. Bidgood
>                       1978 MGB Roadster
>
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>Hello Alan
     Poor idle? Occasional  splutter? Never been able to adjust that damm 
Stromberg? No one seems to know why, but you can not tune a late model MBG
stromberg carb without the air cleaner and filter mounted. Comments please. 
Sam Haynes



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