Good stuff Another little problem sorted, you have got to be happy with that.
What do you think was happening with the return lines? Maybe you have a sealed tank? What type of car do you have, I thought a four, but obviously a six? And how hard do they go? When they work and at full throttle they can sound pretty aggro :) Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:20 PM Subject: Re: It runs!! > Actually, after buying all the bits and pieces, in retrospect I would > have been better off keeping an eye out for a cheap damaged 280zx and > ripping all the injection bits off it, but I got these carbies working > now, and they are leaps and bounds ahead of the flattops, so ill write > it off as a lesson. > > Monday, September 09, 2002, 9:10:23 PM, you wrote: > > RC> Phew! I was worried you would give up on a pair of (usually) good carbs. > RC> Persistence pays. > RC> ----- Original Message ----- > RC> From: "Robert Charles Scealy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RC> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > RC> Sent: Monday, 9 September 2002 11:40 AM > RC> Subject: It runs!! > > > >> Hey All, > >> > >> Thanks to all who helped me get the SUs going, after a hellish weekend I > >> finally got them running. The bloke at the local carby shop looked at > >> the floats, said it looked good, and to try a regulator - didnt work. So > >> I then changed the needle and seats in the bowl, tested each one hooked > >> up to the pump alone and they worked, great, except when they were > >> bolted up to the motor the old problem resurfaced - wtf, fuel leaking > >> out etc etc.. I thought about it, and the only difference was that when > >> I tested them individually the overflow fitting wasnt hooked up, when > >> bolted up I connected the overflows to the tank return line, so I > >> disconnected them, and it fixed the problem. So I potentially bought a > >> regulator and new needle/seats for nothing, but at least the job is done > >> properly now. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
