Adrian,
My '80 TR8 has Z-S carbs. No provision for changing jets nor needles, so stay
away from this series. Earlier Z-S's were fully adjustable like SU's. Those
are
the ones to use.
Herb
Adrian Barnes wrote:
> In answer to one of my own questions, the socket for the 1500 crank nut
> is 1-7/8". I went back over to the mechanic I sold mine to and borrowed
> it.
>
> On another note...he was working on an older Lotus Esprit that had dual
> Zenith-Stromberg carbs that looked really familiar. Maybe I could
> figure out some sort of dual Z-S Midget configuration. ;-)
>
> Adrian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Barnes
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 8:08 AM
> To: Spridgets (E-mail)
> Subject: 1500 piston question
>
> Since I was in the mood to do motor work, it seemed appropriate to go
> ahead and start breaking down the motor for the purple car (instead of
> pulling the motor with the flashed bearing in the gold car). So I
> pulled the pistons last night (among other things). Flat-topped pistons
> pretty much mean they've been changed at some point, right? In other
> words, didn't the factory pistons have a dish on top?
>
> One more thing...a mechanic bought my crank socket for $60 last year
> (couldn't turn it down), and I forgot what size it was... Is it 1-7/8"
> (for a 1500)? 1-7/16"?
>
> Adrian
> http://www.midgetweb.com
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