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Re: help with diagnosing carb settings?

To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: help with diagnosing carb settings?
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 09:49:02 -0700
My original reply, quoted below Paul's reply, is hopefully not too far 
offbase. My carb experience, although extensive, applies mainly to the HS4 
carbs and not the HIF series. Bill's original problem was with the HIF 
carbs and in my haste I did not take this in account. Instead of the nuts, 
there is a jet adjusting screw on each carb.

Thus, the steps will be a bit different but I'd still check float height 
and fuel mixture settings. Perhaps one of you HIF guys can detail out the 
steps better - Bill says he'll be checking the carbs out today.

David
67 BGT
71 BGT

At 04:32 PM 4/1/00 +0100, Paul Hunt wrote:
>Paraphrasing the Workshop Manual - "turn the nuts up untill the top of the
>jet is flush with the bridge, then turn down 12 flats".
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 7:04 PM
>Subject: Re: help with diagnosing carb settings?
>
>
> > Sounds like fuel starvation. Check float bowls. May need to adjust them to
> > allow more fuel into the bowls. Also check jets to make sure mixture is
>set
> > right. Initial setting is "12 flats" - turn the nuts all the way up and
> > then loosen 12 spots on the nuts which I believe is two full rotations
>out.
> >
> > David
> > 67 BGT
> > 71 BGT
> >
> > At 12:22 PM 3/31/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >So I replaced a ZSin a 76B with dual HIF's and the engine started. That
>is
> > >a good start but it is not good enough to drive. Here is a symptom that I
> > >don't understand and could use advice.
> > >
> > >i) The car starts fine.
> > >ii) Driving in 1st & 2nd, <2200 or so RPM, no problems that I am aware.
> > >iii) When I go into 3rd and rev up to about 3000, the car starts
> > >hickuping(?) and sputtering and jerking.
> > >iv) Into 4th, the RPM goes down (good!) and the car smooths out until the
> > >RPM go up with speed.
> > >
> > >Being the 1st timer with tuning, I could use any suggestions about what
>to
> > >look at and where to change settings.
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >
> > >Bill
> >


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