What type of rebuild did you do? As the needle is biased, a worn needle and
jet is possible (unless replaced). There are other fine adjustments besides
the needle one.
Bentley's ZS tuning is available here if needed:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bubblechaser343 in the maintainence folder.
Mike
'79B
----- Original Message -----
From: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:46 PM
Subject: zs carb
> Our 79B has been running rich since I rebuilt the ZS carb. Last week I set
the
> valve clearances (.014 hot), timed it, adjusted the idle, and then used
the
> carb adjustment tool to screw the needle down into the jet. I adjusted it
as
> far down as it will go; I even pulled the air valve out to make sure. It
runs
> great (it was running great before, but only getting 18 MPG) but only got
22
> MPG on a long run this weekend. Is there something else I can adjust to
make
> it run leaner? I doesn't ping at all, even at 30 MPH in 4th. BTW. the
damper
> is full of oil.
>
> Monte 79B, 67B, and 74 1/2 parts car
> Kahoka, MO USA
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