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Re: Lumpy idle, continued

To: "MG-BBS" <mgs@autox.team.net>, "Jeff Sharpe"
Subject: Re: Lumpy idle, continued
From: "Mike Janacek" <mjanacek@snet.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:46:20 -0500
Jeff,
If I understand your question correctly, the float covers (HS4) should be
level (parallel) with the ground, at least by eye.

Mike
'79B (converted)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Sharpe" <jgsharpe@mindspring.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: Lumpy idle, continued


> Been a couple weeks with limited time to work on that idle problem, but
thanks
> to all who offered ideas.  Found quite a bit of play in the dist shaft,
and
> that prompted me to send that out for rebush, install of new vac advance
and
> calibration of the whole assembly.  Waiting for that to come back, I
pulled
> the carbs today to find more little surprises, including a badly crimped
jet
> tube secured with a tie wrap!  How did that get there?!  There's a bigger
> question, though.  I think the little keyed rubber adapters that fit
between
> the float chambers and the carb body might have been swapped.  Are they
> supposed to hang perpendicular to the ground (level float covers) or
slightly
> angled?  Mine were angled, but if I swap the rubbers, the bowls hang
perfectly
> level when the carbs are mounted.  Which is the correct position?
>
> Getting closer, thanks to your help!
> Jeff - '71 B

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