- 1. cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carruthers" <jcarruthers@freenet.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:29:12 +0000
- This weekend I have been injured more times than ever. I almost sliced my fingers off on a heatshield - blood litrally pouring from them all over my cleaned up carbs. I have been burnt - while tuning
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- 2. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:43:20 +0000
- Hi James, I would really think about wether you need someone to tune you car.. With all the blood & sweat you've expended a little more and some really cheap kit, will allow you to tune the car yours
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- 3. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carruthers" <jcarruthers@freenet.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:14:52 +0000
- I think youre right. I enquired about tuneups and they quoted everything from 30 to 50 pounds. And when they asked me what my car was the response ranged from "carbs?" and "4 cylinders?" I was worrie
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- 4. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 04:34:43 -0800 (PST)
- What other things would typically be set-up in a tune up or is it generally only the carbs that are touched, would they look at timing/plug gaps etc? I already have the gunson colortune and I might i
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- 5. RE: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:52:17 -0000
- They will certainly look at timing - and with more detail than you can manage at home with a feeler gauge and timing strobe. Dwell angle, vacuum advance and centrifugal advance will all be checked, o
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- 6. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:27:55 +0000
- Hi all, I have had the full tune up done by a pro, that I trust (full rolling road, sorting out twin webers, 150 pounds!). However, what he demonstrated, was that given a perfect car, he could reach
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- 7. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:01:08 -0500
- road, sorting out twin webers, 150 pounds!). reach a better power output than I could, and if everything stayed constant the car would be great forever.. was going to have to get the car tuned after
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- 8. Re: cuts, c-hoovers and carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:45:45 -0500
- I have stopped taking my cars to professional mech- a-nicks long since, as they usually whine and cry about having to work on "points, condensers, and rock technology". I have told them my opinion o
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