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Re: So about carburetors....

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: So about carburetors....
From: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 20:30:48 -0400
Reply-to: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
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Is there still a way to tell if you don't have those little tags ?

Robert D.

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
To: tob@taltec.net <tob@taltec.net>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>; deadboy@hooked.net
<deadboy@hooked.net>
Date: June 18, 1999 3:34 AM
Subject: Re: So about carburetors....


>Hi Toby,
>
>Why are you up so late?  Holding hands with you Spridget?
>
>There should be a small tag under the head of one of the screws that hold
>the top onto the float bowls.   For the front carb it would have an F on
>the tag, the rear has an F on it as this: AUD136F or AUD136R
>
>Paul
>PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>
>On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 23:50:28 -0700 "Toby Atwater" <tob@taltec.net>
>writes:
>>how do you tell which carb your have? is thier a stamp on em or
>>something? I
>>would like to know what my VERY early mark 4 has.....
>>
>>
>>>I have an early '67 Sprite (HAN9L65599) with a pair of the 136s on it
>>and
>>>I'm not sure if that is correct.  I seem to recall reading somewhere
>>once
>>>that some early MKIVs came with earlier carbs but I'm not sure if
>>that's
>>>right either. I only ever see the 1275 engine listed with the 266 and
>>later
>>>carbs.
>>>
>>>Am I losing some potential power by having the earlier version carbs?
>>>
>>>Are the 266s difficult to find?
>>>
>>>I seem to be developing a slight fuel leak on the front carb so these
>>guys
>>>are about to receive some attention.  I'm just wondering if I should
>>start
>>>thinking about replacing them.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Packy (I can bullseye womprats in my T16 back home...) Coleman
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>


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