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Re: [Healeys] tricarb vacuum pick off

To: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] tricarb vacuum pick off
From: Steven Kemple <skemple@tidewater.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:17:31 -0400
Thanks for the information.

All is back together and test run.  It was quite a valuable learning
experience having to R and R the full tricarb setup.  And no extra parts when
done!  In the process I uncovered a couple of nasty problems.  The lower nut
on all three inlet manifolds was missing and a slipped  gasket partially
covered the intake for the forward and center carbs.  Runs much stronger now,
but I still haven't gotten the carb adjustment quite right.  I'm sure that
will come fwith experience, but any hints in the mean time?

Steve Kemple
'62 BT7 Tricarb
On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:43 AM, I Erbs wrote:

> Does not matter which carb you get vaccum from. Any parts store will have
vaccum hose
>
> I Erbs
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Steven Kemple <skemple@tidewater.net> wrote:
>
>> I am a fresh subscriber to the list although I have been around Healeys
and
>> have  viewed the archives for quite some time.  The current car is a '62
>> tricarb that I have had just a few months.  While changing out the exhaust
>> system, I found that I had a cracked exhaust manifold.  So out everything
came
>> to replace the manifold.  The carbs, I was told, had been overhauled but
they
>> have been nothing but trouble.  Since I never want to do this job again
with
>> the engine in the car, I gulped and got a set of new carbs from Moss.  That
is
>> the next thing to go in the engine bay.  The vacuum advance connection on
the
>> original carb set is on the rear carb.  On the new set it is on the center
>> carb.  Other than a short vacuum advance line, does this present any other
>> problems?  What is a good source for the line if that is all I need to do?
>> Looks like I need about another 6 inches.
>>
>> Steve Kemple
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