My sentiments exactly!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Mick Ralph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Sticking carbies/accelerator. ? SU's
> The quick fix is webers - theres a lot of rubbish talked about webers and
> how hard they are to tune and maintain and stuff. I gotta say that i had
> initial trepidation before i converted to webers and i have to say that
they
> would be the most reliable carbs i ever used (on a car)
fan-bloody-tastic!!
> SU's are typical british rubbish!! your problem is probly the same as i
had
> when i ran them.. ie the oil leaks out of the top chamber.. They recommend
> sewing machine oil which is very thin..
> i ended up using a mix of sewing machine oil and auto transmission fluid..
A
> little improvement but still bloody hopeless.. I had to put oil in every
few
> days - and guess where the oil goes??
> cheers
> Mick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sonja jeffery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 1:27 PM
> Subject: Sticking carbies/accelerator. ? SU's
>
>
> > hey all, I have an ongoing carbie/accelerator problem.
> > I have had my motor and carbies tuned many times since I got my 1600 and
I
> > always still end up with the same problem. Damn fine mechanics eh?. I
> should
> > just learn how to do it properly myself....
> >
> > I have a 1800 mild cam motor with twin su's (hitachi i think). 5 speed.
> >
> > The accelerator seems to stick and the motor idles high. I thought it
may
> > have been dirty linkages etc and i cleaned these which made no
> > difference.Depending on the weather conditions (or how cold the car is)
> the
> > motor either idles too high or too slow and wants to stall. Its a pain
in
> > the ass and I have to adjust the choke to make it run sometimes.
> >
> > I figure that the problem could be more to do with either my carbies
> (needle
> > and seat) or mix...anyway..couple a Q's
> >
> > Any ideas how to remedy the problem?
> > Is it worth keeping the mild cam on my street car?
> > Should I just burn the whole thing? :)
> > Thanx in advance.
> > sonja
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