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Re: [6pack] Help with Sync'ing those darn carbs...

To: "Foster, Stan" <stan.foster@hp.com>, <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Help with Sync'ing those darn carbs...
From: "Colin Grimes" <cgrimes@golden.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:48 -0500
Just an idle wonder,
would it be possible or worthwhile to mount a microphone on each carb and 
use audio editing to see and balance the inputs.
????
colin 71
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Foster, Stan" <stan.foster@hp.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Help with Sync'ing those darn carbs...


> James, my experience with sync devices is not that great as they seem to
> introduce an element from Hiesenberg into the process unless you have all 
> of
> the planets aligned (rpm, air bleed on the device etc). I have a lot 
> better
> luck with a short piece of tube. Stick one end in your ear, hold the other 
> end
> against the carb venturi so that the end of it is sticking up into the air
> flow and you have it in the same position for each carb. Listen to the 
> sound
> of the air rushing past the end of the tube. When it sounds the same for 
> all
> carbs you are done.
>
> Once you get them set up with the ear method see what your sync device is
> saying. Use the lowest rpm and widest air opening on the sync device as 
> you
> can get away with to reduce the tendency of the device to affect the 
> running
> engine.
>
> Stan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of James_ TR6
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:17 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: [6pack] Help with Sync'ing those darn carbs...
>
> I have a 1976 TR6...with the stock dual strombergs.
> during the many tune ups, I don't think I have ever gotten the
> air-float tool to ever match up between the two carbs!
>
> i try adjusting the wheel, adjusting the carbs. no luck.
> i have gotten the carbs to run great in the past, but will be doing
> a tune up next week and hope to tune these babies better.
> (they were rebuilt recently by me and never got total sync'ed)
>
> any advice?
> anyone else have trouble?
>
> thanks!
>
> james
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