In message <960618182851_559026639@emout15.mail.aol.com>you write:
>In a message dated 96-06-17 13:16:49 EDT, you write:
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>With the carb off the manifold, and the vacuum chamber/piston removed, sight
>through the intake of the carb (filter side). With the idle speed screw fully
>off, you should see NO light around the throttle plate. It that plate doesn't
>fit exactly in the throat of the carb, you'll never get it to idle properly.
Give the man a cigar. I disassembled the whole thing last night and
checked everything over. The only thing that was not right was the
front throttle plate. It was not sealing completely. I readjusted
both front and rear plates, I could not get both of them to seal to
the point where there was no light, but it was very close.
I double checked everything, reassemble and replace the SU's back
onto the car. Crank it for about 5 seconds, the engine started
right up and I was able to bring the idle speed down. It was getting
late and I did a quick sync of the carbs and adjust the mixture. Got
it running and took it out for a spin. The car has never driven this
well before, it was pulling on every gear till ~4000RPM. There are
still more finer adjustments to be made because the exhaust note is
not very even.
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>You may be encountering the same problem we went around and around with a few
>weeks ago - different fuel levels between front and rear carbs. If the fuel
On the mark again. After my run I check the fuel level, the front level
was higher than the rear(actually I couldn't see the rear one). I'll
work on the car and fine tune it more this weekend. In the mean time
I have to let those cuts on my hands to heal a bit. I also hurted
my index finger turning the mixture adjustment nuts, but it was worth it.
Another bonus was that my overdrive has decided to work again. I guess
my little Spitfire just wanted some attention. Thanks to everyone who
responded.
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