Rich,
I can help here! H(sidedraft) I(intergral) F(floatbowl) carb kits are
handed because of the direction of the pick-up tube at the bottom of each
jet that end up in that little well at the bottom of the float bowl. Years
ago, when I worked assembling these jets, a "performance" upgrade was to
cut the horizontal portion of this tube off at a 45* angle. This was
intended to better enable fuel supply during HARD cornering. (when the well
ran dry)
The HS kits (side float bowl w/ tube) are handed because of the jet tube
and the bowl mount rubber thing. (Except for the American made aftermarket
kits that have the "universal" black jet with unattached rubber hose and
without the rubber dingus.) H and HD (diaphragm jet) kits are NOT handed BTW.
Peter C.
At 07:59 AM 2/12/99 , Richard D Arnold wrote:
>Potentially foolish question follows:
>
>Why are there separate carb kits for front and rear carbs? Wouldn't any
>differences in gaskets, seals, etc, just be the reverse of the other
>(just flip it over to make it work)?
>
>Other than the obvious physical ones, what are the differences between
>the front and rear carbs?
>
>Having demonstrated my ignorance yet again, I shall slink off to work....
>
>Rich
>Council Bluffs, Iowa
>
>'74.5 RB MGB "Miss Maggie"
>'78 Chevy Half-Ton "Waltzin' Matilda" (LBC Support Vehicle)
>'79 Midget "Miss Molly"
>
>richard.arnold@juno.com or rdarnold@neonramp.com
>
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