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Re: [Healeys] BJ 8 Carb Needles

To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ 8 Carb Needles
From: "R. Lindsay via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:37:45 -0400
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Thank you Alan.=20

Price Lindsay

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> On Sep 16, 2021, at 10:06 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Price -
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> Yeah there are two balls in there, a big one and a small one.  They don't m=
ove much. Grose jets are very good provided you have decent fuel filter keep=
ing dirt out of the carbs... otherwise they are useless.  Also Grose jets do=
n't do all that well if the car sits for long periods.  I actually found the=
 old style jets are a bit less finicky, but you do need to tap the carbs wit=
h a plastic mallot from time to time to keep them from overflowing.
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> Best,
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> Alan
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>> On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 11:11 PM R. Lindsay via Healeys <healeys@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:
>> I installed the Grose-Jet needle assembly in my carbs some time back. Whe=
n disassembling the float chambers to clean them, I see that the ball in the=
 bottom moves VERY little, but does rattle. Is this type of valve supposed t=
o move up like the old =E2=80=9Cneedle and seat=E2=80=9D type??
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>> Thank you for your help.=20
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>> Price Lindsay
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>> Email: 050.rpl@gmail.com
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thank you Alan.&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Price Lindsay<div><br></div><div>Cell: 630-841-6300</div><div>Email: 050.=
rpl@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Sep 16, 2021, at 10:06 PM, Alan S=
eigrist &lt;healey.nut@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Price -<di=
v><br></div><div>Yeah there are two balls in there, a big one and a small on=
e.&nbsp; They don't move much. Grose jets are very good provided you have de=
cent fuel filter keeping dirt out of the carbs... otherwise they are useless=
.&nbsp; Also Grose jets don't do all that well if the car sits for long peri=
ods.&nbsp; I actually found the old style jets are a bit less finicky, but y=
ou do need to tap the carbs with a plastic mallot from time to time to keep t=
hem from overflowing.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Alan</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 11:11 PM R. Lindsay via Healeys &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I installed the Gro=
se-Jet needle assembly in my carbs some time back. When disassembling the fl=
oat chambers to clean them, I see that the ball in the bottom moves VERY lit=
tle, but does rattle. Is this type of valve supposed to move up like the old=
 =E2=80=9Cneedle and seat=E2=80=9D type??<br>
<br>
Thank you for your help. <br>
<br>
Price Lindsay<br>
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