Subject: [Bmcu] SU Carb Spares

From: Ryan Border <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:44:39 -0700 (PDT)

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Tore into my Jag today to root cause the fuel leak (dribbling out of the bo=
ttom of the front carb). =A0 =A0Turned out to be a perished (cracked and cr=
ispy) jet diaphragm on the front carb (SU HD-8). =A0 Checked the rear, it w=
asn't a whole lot better; but it hadn't actually broken yet, like the front=
. =A0 This deep into it, I might as well renew a few wear items (needles, s=
eats, float lever arms, gaskets, etc.).=0A=0AIs there a local (SLC) shop th=
at stocks these sort of small SU spares?=A0=0A=0AI could not believe what I=
 found in my fuel filter while I had things apart:=0Ahttp://t.co/mtIEKxeWDP=
=0A=0A=0AIt was nearly packed full of small rust particles. =A0 It definite=
ly did it's job. =A0Somewhat surprising that fuel was flowing through it at=
 all.=0A=0AIt was great meeting a few more of you in person at the field da=
y yesterday-=0A=0ARyan Border.
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style=3D"font-family: arial=
, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tore into my Jag today to root c=
ause the fuel leak (dribbling out of the bottom of the front carb). &nbsp; =
&nbsp;Turned out to be a perished (cracked and crispy) jet diaphragm on the=
 front carb (SU HD-8). &nbsp; Checked the rear, it wasn't a whole lot bette=
r; but it hadn't actually broken yet, like the front. &nbsp; This deep into=
 it, I might as well renew a few wear items (needles, seats, float lever ar=
ms, gaskets, etc.).</div><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-=
serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvet=
ica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: tr=
ansparent; font-style: normal;">Is there a local (SLC) shop that stocks the=
se sort of small SU spares?&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"font-family: arial,
 helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-co=
lor: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:=
 arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); backgr=
ound-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I could not believe what I fo=
und in my fuel filter while I had things apart:</div><div style=3D"backgrou=
nd-color: transparent;">http://t.co/mtIEKxeWDP<br></div><div style=3D"backg=
round-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family=
: Times; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"background-color: tra=
nsparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Times; font-st=
yle: normal;">It was nearly packed full of small rust particles. &nbsp; It =
definitely did it's job. &nbsp;Somewhat surprising that fuel was flowing th=
rough it at all.</div><div style=3D"background-color: transparent; color: r=
gb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Times; font-style:
 normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"background-color: transparent; color: rgb=
(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;">It was=
 great meeting a few more of you in person at the field day yesterday-</div=
><div style=3D"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-siz=
e: 16px; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"b=
ackground-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fa=
mily: Times; font-style: normal;">Ryan Border.</div><div style=3D"backgroun=
d-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Ti=
mes; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"background-color: transpa=
rent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Times; font-style:=
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></div><div style=3D"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fo=
nt-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: norma=
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