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Re: [Healeys] Carb piston springs

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Carb piston springs
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:55:03 -0700
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I give up ... what's a 'pai?'

Bob


On 3/19/2013 3:50 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> The only way to "retune" a carb that has a different than spec spring is to
> change the needle accordingly, otherwise the carbs will be out of balance
> regardless of the state of balance at idle.  Your carbs must have matched
> springs.  Just buy a new pai, they aren't expensive.
>
> Alan
>
> On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, wrote:
>
>> Is a red carb piston spring stronger or weaker than a green spring?
>> Also, if the only thing changed is the spring, for instance red to green, I
>> assume the carbs would have to be re-tuned. Once the carbs are re-tuned
>> what
>> would be the affect of such a change?
>> Gary Hodson
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>


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