Mark,
The only Bugeye H1 carbs I have messed with had NO springs in the dashpots.
There were washer-like weights that performed the function instead. I would
bet that some DPO added springs to yours.
David Lieb
1972 1960 1974 1973
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Haynes" <haynes386@netzero.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 16:19
Subject: [Spridgets] H1 return springs
> OK Spridgeteers, Here's another conundrum I've run into. The pistons on
> the
> H1s don't lift more than halfway. If I remove the return spring inside the
> top, the piston lifts fine to the top and drops as normally expected. It
> appears that the spring above the piston has too great of a solid length,
> I
> checked that they are sitting appropriately into their recesses when I
> reassembled the top. Is the solid height on the HS2 carb greater than the
> H1s,
> and could that be how this happened? (someone thought there was no
> difference
> when there was).I had H1s on my '59 Volvo and don't remember the springs
> above
> the piston (however there are other things from that era that I don't
> remember
> either).
> I was planning on putting a pair of HS2s on it anyway, but it's be nice to
> know.
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