Or,
4) you're not running Webers..............;^)
HoYo
BN1
BN2
BJ7
"when it's good it's really good ,when it's bad i go to pieces!"
----- Original Message -----
From "Blue One Hundred" <international_investor at yahoo.com>
To: "Patton Dickson" <kpdii@earthlink.net>; "'healeys'"
<healeys@Autox.Team.Net>; "'Spridget List'" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>;
<british-cars@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Carb Rebuilders
> Patton -
>
> Overflowing fuel in the carbs is typically caused only
> by three things:
>
> 1) Bad Float. If your carb float in the bowl has a
> hole in it, it will not push with enough force on the
> float jet to shut off the flow of fuel when the bowl
> is empty. This is easily checked by removing the
> float and seeing if it weighs too much... or if you
> shake it you should hear the fuel inside the float
> itself. If you hear that... you need a new float!
>
> 2) Bad Float Jet / crud in the system. If you have
> Grose Jets... throw them away, that's probably your
> problem. If you are using standard SU float jets,
> take them out and make sure all the holes in the float
> chamber lid are free of dirt and crud. Replace the SU
> float jets with new ones while you are at it. Use an
> inline fuel filter.
>
> 3) Too much pressure from the fuel pump. Your fuel
> pump should not have more than about 3 PSI in
> pressure, prefferably 1.5-2 PSI in pressure. If
> you've replaced the original pump with a FACET pump or
> some other pump, it has to be a low pressure variety.
> If it is high pressure type, it will force the float
> jets open all the time and overflow.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> --- Patton Dickson <kpdii@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > OK, I am about ready to throw these _____'ing H4
> > carbs out the window. I
> > cannot get the front carb to stop overflowing from
> > the nut on top of the
> > float bowl lid. What's frustrating is that I was
> > planning on talking it to
> > the Houston All British show this coming weekend,
> > and the car is running
> > fine with the exception of the leak.
> >
> > I know that this is an operator problem, and I am
> > not getting something
> > right, so think I need to send these off to a pro
> > before I pull a DPO move.
> > Who have you guys used for rebuilds, especially for
> > SU H series carbs?
> >
> > I miss the Sprite and MGB's HS's, they seemed
> > significantly easier to set
> > up.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Patton
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