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Re: New exhaust, new carb settings?

To: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
Subject: Re: New exhaust, new carb settings?
From: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:25:13 +0800
Simon -

Headers won't make that much difference.  check your throttle valves (are
they set closed) and slow idle speed screw settings.  maybe also you have an
intake leak somewhere?

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8


On 5/23/06, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I finally managed to get my 6 branch exhaust on. God, what a business!
> Thanks again for all the advice regarding the tape for the headers. I
> chickened out in the end! And, since the heat shield, by some miracle,
> still
> fits, I thought I could do without. We are not exactly overburdened with
> heat over here you know.
> Now, I've got it all back together and I'm 99% sure that the chokes and
> throttles are where they were beforehand. Certainly the throttles are all
> the way back and the choke levers seem to be all the way down/off when
> it's
> warm and running...BUT, it's got a much faster idle now, say 1500 whereas
> I
> used to have it at about 850.
> Question:- is this a result of the new exhaust? Exhaust getting out
> quicker
> means air and petrol being dragged in quicker???
> It's a tricarb running 3 HD6s.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon Lachlan
> Comfort House
> Bradninch
> Devon EX5 4NN
> UK
> MkII BT7.




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