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Re: SU rebuild question

To: toyman@htcomp.net
Subject: Re: SU rebuild question
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:37:47 EDT
Cc: justincook@yahoo.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <19991024225817.5190.rocketmail@web2104.mail.yahoo.com><3813A2F5.D48C1999@htcomp.net>
Reply-to: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
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The manuals show the bottom of the non tapered part of the needle flush
with the bottom part of the suction chamber/piston assembly.

Paul 
PAsgeirsson@juno.com

On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:23:17 -0500 Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
writes:
>When I rebuilt my first set I pushed them all the way in and found 
>that
>the carbs couldn't be shut off. What I did then was to slightly loosen
>the needles and pulled them out about a !/4 of and inch then pushed 
>the
>"plungers" down to seat the needles. I gently removed the "plungers" 
>and
>tightened the needles in them. Then you open the seats 12 flats and 
>set
>according to the book that you are using. I don't know if this is the
>proper procedure but I did this 3 years before I had ever heard of the
>list and they still run.................anyone have a different way to
>set the needles??             Brad
>
>Justin Cook wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I splurged for new jets and needles for my SU's.
>> Woohoo!
>>
>> When replacing the needles attached to the
>> vacuum-lifted "plungers" (sorry not sure what they're
>> called) should I push the base of the needle in as far
>> as it will go before tightening the screw that holds
>> it, or make the base of the needle flush with the
>> bottom face of the "plungers"?  (That's how it was
>> before, but that doesn't mean anything!)
>>
>> Thanks
>> JC
>>
>> =====
>
>
>


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