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RE: su carb problem

To: dcouncil@imt.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: su carb problem
From: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:13:41 -0400
Don't know for sure whether I asked before - but has the rod screw a ring?
This ring should be present in order to keep the rod tight fit to the SU
top...
Otherwise it will come loose due to the vibrations...

Cheers,

Hans

-----Original Message-----
From: David Councill [mailto:dcouncil@imt.net]
Sent: zaterdag 29 juli 2000 20:16
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: su carb problem


With some embarrassment, I must bring this topic up again. Several months 
ago, someone wrote in to the list with a problem where their damper rod 
loosens by itself on the su carb. I thought I had fixed this problem on my 
67BGT (HS4 carbs) by replacing the damper rods and I dispensed that thought 
on the list.

But I was wrong!

The damper rod was part of the problem. After I switched the damper rods 
with my 71BGT, the problem did occur on the 71BGT. And when I replaced the 
damper rods, it appeared to go away. But in reality, it is still there - it 
still occurs on the rear carb of the 67BGT. It comes unscrewed about once a 
month or so, which due to limited city driving, equates to 300-400 miles at 
the most.

At this point, its just an annoyance. But I'm concerned on how it will do 
when I take the car for an extended highway cruise.

I have disassembled the carbs once and cleaned them out. There is some wear 
in the throttle shafts that I plan on getting fixed, maybe soon.

Is there some other part I should replace? Other theories or fixes? I'd 
prefer to fix the problem rather than use some DPO fix like duct tape or 
loctite.

David
67 BGT
71 BGT

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