This month's (last month's?) Grass Roots Motorsports has a pretty good
article on the care and feeding of the SU. It kind of glosses over a few
things, like, de-coupling the carbs when synchronizing, but overall, I
thought it was ok.
It's the GRM with the $2002 Challenge on the cover, if your interested.
Paul.
MGALUVR@aol.com wrote:
> Hello fellow listers.....
>
> I was putting around this last weekend in my MGA roadster and noticed the
> exhaust seemed darker than usual. At first startup with the choke on it has a
> tendency to look a little dark......but after looking in the end of the
> tailpipe I realized it is coated with black residue. I checked one of the
> plugs and it was really dark with residue also. I have played with the carbs
> before to try to get them equalized, and in the process I probably screwed up
> the mixture adjustment too. Those adjustable nuts on the bottom of the carbs
> are for needle adjustment? Mixture? I wish I had a manual for the SU's, as it
> would certainly come in handy. I want to get this thing adjusted properly for
> better fuel economy, and better performance. Is the mixture increased when
> the nuts are raised or lowered? TIA.........Bill
>
> 1962 MGA MKII roadster (that drinks too much ! - gasoline that is)
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