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

To: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] High speed miss - CARBS? - followup
From: john spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:04:17 -0700
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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> <524B1B01.6030503@chello.nl>
Springs were replaced. As for adjusting them, S.U is not the only 
company with access to precision shop tools. It all depends on how 
you do the work and whether it meets the specs afterwards.

John

At 08:57 PM 10/1/2013 +0200, Oudesluys wrote:
>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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