- 1. SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary A. Graham" <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:33:49 -0400
- My front carb (HIF4) is running too rich and turning the mixture screw "anti-clockwise" has limited effect. The front plugs are black with carbon but not wet. Any suggestions? Gary 74B
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00767.html (7,372 bytes)
- 2. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:01:24 -0600
- Stuck jet? I would take the air filters off, put the choke bracket on, and check to make sure the jets move back up equally after you disengage the choke. David 71 BGT --
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00789.html (7,677 bytes)
- 3. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:32:44 -0400 (EDT)
- Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the mixture screw be turned -clockwise- to lean it out? -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '7
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00792.html (8,245 bytes)
- 4. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (19:10 UT)
- "anti-clockwise" has limited effect. The front plugs are black with <carbon but not wet. Any suggestions? Your floats may be out of adjustment. If the gasoline level in the float chamber is too high
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00810.html (8,482 bytes)
- 5. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:13:07 EDT
- Check the float setting; check for trash under the float needle; check for worn jet/needle; (just for starters Rick Morrison 72 MGBGT 74 Midget
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00811.html (7,760 bytes)
- 6. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:39:57 -0700
- A good thought, David, but HIFs don't have jets that are moved up and down by a conventional choke mechanism. They have an enrichening circuit that supplements the fuel flow. Your advice would, howev
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00841.html (8,489 bytes)
- 7. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:42:19 -0700
- Nory................Consider yourself corrected................:-) Lawrie --Original Message-- From: Nory <Nory@webtv.net> To: Gary A. Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu> Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.tea
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00842.html (8,696 bytes)
- 8. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@mail.monmouth.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 01:49:26 -0400
- Nory, thats how mine work. Mike
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00852.html (8,345 bytes)
- 9. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:14:02 -0400 (EDT)
- --WebTV-Mail-500076764-54 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Lawrie, Yep I know that now. Didn't realize the HIF carbs were so different than the HS carbs I'm
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00855.html (10,880 bytes)
- 10. RE: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D)
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:03:37 -0700
- Lawrie Alexander touched on one of the reasons for too-rich operation of an SU HIFcarb, (enrichment device) but there are other possibilities: Unlike earlier SUs, HIF carbs do not have a choke linkag
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00896.html (8,807 bytes)
- 11. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:35:56 -0600
- It looks like I hit the send button too soon. I know the SU HS4 carbs pretty good. But admittedly, I am not too familiar with the other models. So I usually throw in a disclaimer along those lines. B
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00903.html (7,980 bytes)
- 12. Re: SU carb adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 20:48:16 +0000
- I think of the idle screw and the mixture screw in the same way - you have to screw them both in to get more of what they adjust. PaulH.
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01148.html (7,784 bytes)
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