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Re: [Healeys] High speed miss - CARBS? - followup

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] High speed miss - CARBS? - followup
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:57:05 +0200
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References: <6.2.3.4.2.20130817192955.02070910@pop.att.yahoo.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20130826164645.049440a0@pop.att.yahoo.com> <4A2CC2A3-5D95-4742-BD19-131D214E021E@gmail.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20130826170054.049b3f88@pop.att.yahoo.com> <FBA49689-2E70-49DE-8CA6-445BEB98E09D@gmail.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20130930214104.0200b280@pop.att.yahoo.com> <524AA404.3070202@earthlink.net> <6.2.3.4.2.20131001094455.020cbd20@pop.att.yahoo.com>
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I think you have to replace the pistons, springs and damper pots by a 
matched set. The problem is the coating and subsequent sanding of the 
pots and pistons, which most likely have destroyed them. These are 
precision machined and matched items.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 1-10-2013 18:46, john spaur schreef:
> Bob,
> They were properly matched, however, I did try switching the pistons 
> around but it did not work. Adjusting them all to the same spec worked.
>
> John
>
> At 06:29 AM 10/1/2013 -0400, Bob Haskell wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> The piston/dampers are treated as a set.  That's why the manual said 
>> to replace both.  You could have tried different piston/damper 
>> combinations until the drop time was the same for all three.  I've 
>> been told that it's more critical to have the carbs drop at the same 
>> rate rather than to be in spec.  But I don't know how far out of spec 
>> is okay.
>>
>> Bob Haskell
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