Hi, A -
The bridge is the part of the carburetor that the piston sits on when it is
down. It holds the jet (the circular brass thingy that the needle goes into)
and sorta looks like a bridge across the carb.
The way I make sure the jet is flush is to hold the end of a small steel
engineer's scale across the jet and screw up the jet until it hits the end of
the scale.
I also like to make notes and sketches to myself in the workshop manual
(certainly for my future benefit and possibly for the benefit of future
owners) whenever I figure out what the manual is trying to say (but not quite
doing it).
Steve Byers
'73 Midget
Havelock, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: Antony Gelberg
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: cryptic manual
Ok, I'm now tuning the carbs. Everything has gone well up until step
13, and I quote:
"Screw each jet adjusting nut fully up until the jets are flush with the
bridge of the carburetter or as high as possible without exceeding the
bridge height, ensure both jets are in the same relative position. Turn
each jet adjusting nut down two complete turns (12 flats)."
The killer is screwing the nut until the jet is flush with the bridge of
the carburetter. I know that the jet is the thing below the jet
adjusting nut. But what or where is the "bridge" of the carburetter?
What part of the jet needs to be flush with it?
It's a shame that this is the only step not illustrated with idiot-proof
diagrams...
A
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