Hi Nick - FYI, that distinguished gentleman featured in the SU Carb Video
is fellow lister, Lawrie Alexander, owner of the British
Sports Car Center in Cameron Park, CA. Lawrie is very
knowledgable about anything British,
as well as having many good jokes and being a good friend.
Cheers,
Len Drake
Kelowna, B.C.
At 02:05 PM 7/23/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Ordered the SU Tuning Video from Moss last week and watched it for the first
>time last night. For those who have not rebuild a SU carb before, it is a
>pretty good tape. My experience has been on American carbs such as the
>Carter BBD, so SUs seemed a bit strange to me and I wanted to understand how
>they worked before delving into them myself.
>
>The tape covers rebuilding 4 versions - HD, HF, HS, HIF - with most of the
>tape time going to the HD and then showing just the differences for the
>other carbs. It included some techniques for getting at or installing the
>tricky parts. Plus, what to look for when checking the carbs for damage.
>
>After covering the rebuilds, it showed the installation and tuning of each
>of the carbs.
>
>Pros: The tape is well produced and covers the actually rebuild in a very
>complete manner. Visually seeing how the carbs were built is a real
>benefit. Should save much time and frustration when doing the refurbishment
>yourself.
>
>Cons: Because the rebuild on the non-HDs were based on the HD, you'll have
>to spend some time jumping around in the tape. The later carbs are also
>covered a bit quickly. Also, no theory of operation was covered -- while
>not necessary for the rebuild, would be helpful in understanding problems.
>The tuning portion was also a bit short with breezing over portions of the
>tuning with statements like "when it is spot on, you'll know".
>
>Price of $39.95 is a bit steep, but I think worth it if you plan to do
>maintenance on the carbs yourself. Overall, it was a good buy and I'd
>recommend it.
>
>If you're in the San Diego, CA area and want to borrow it, drop me a line.
>
>Nick
>73B
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