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1. My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:07:59 -0700charset="Windows-1252"; Last week I decided that I would take my sprite to a mechanic (gasp!) to have him fit these rebuilt carbs I got off of EBAY (mistake #1) This was the very first time I have taken one of my own cars t; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00807.html (9,639 bytes)
2. RE: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:44:27 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"; 1) The accelerator pedal feels different. He said he had to adjust it to get some slack in the cable to bring the idle down. Could the pedal be touching the floor before it opens the butterflies %100; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00810.html (8,216 bytes)
3. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:23:54 EDT; << have a cute co-ed push the pedal all the way done while you look at the carbs. >> How in the heck can one look at the carbs when a cute coed is pushing your pedal??? Use one not so cute so you won; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00817.html (8,141 bytes)
4. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:46:25 -0700; And I am writting... To check rich/lean at top speeds, pull the choke out just a bit at speed. If things improve, the carbs are too lean. If they get worse, too rich. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00818.html (8,405 bytes)
5. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:49:34 -0400; In addition to the other stuff already mentioned, check the fuel flow. If the fuel pump isn't up to snuff, or the filter is getting gooked up, or the hoses are constricted, or..., the level of fuel; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00823.html (10,905 bytes)
6. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:05:58 EDT; << Here are my theories. 1) The accelerator pedal feels different. He said he had to adjust it to get some slack in the cable to bring the idle down. Could the pedal be touching the floor before it o; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00828.html (8,159 bytes)
7. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:42:41 EDT; At the end of the day I think you adjust the ignition timing first and when that is correct you adjust the carbs. Of course it could be the carbs - I would just want to the ign right first. Daniel131; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00832.html (7,452 bytes)
8. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:51:09 EDT; << Any other theories? ideas? etc?? Thanks Toby 69 Austin Healey Sprite 71 FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser >> Toby, My theory is that for $155.00 he should have test driven the car and that they should work; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00859.html (7,565 bytes)
9. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:04:45 -0400; Since the mechanic installed used SU Carbies that the owner supplied (from ebay) and were never seen to run correctly on his engine, no-one really knows if the problem lies with the carbs or the inst; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00865.html (7,978 bytes)
10. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:26:03 EDT; I agree to a point. The mechanic was indeed tackling a pig in a poke with the used carbs BUT...he should still have completely checked his work with a test drive...made an accessment and then told T; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00866.html (8,725 bytes)
11. Re: My first time... (longish) (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:25:14 -0700 (PDT); The mechanic should obviously try his best to make it right, but you really do surrender a lot of leverage when you bring your own parts in. As my good friend/mechanic Owen Tamburr says, "If you bri; /html/spridgets/2000-04/msg00868.html (10,249 bytes)

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