Ross, I have a flooding Rochester 4 barrel on my TR8, and it looksa a lot
more difficult to me than an SU .Maybe we should swop carbs for a week.I did
my TR3 carbs and it was simple, except careful reaming required if you have
to fit oversize throttle shafts
At 04:41 PM 12/9/96 -0800, you wrote:
>It lives!! My 64 Mk I Spitfire lives! This past weekend we put some gas in
>the tank, static adjusted the timing, hook up a freshly charged battery and
>fired that bad boy up and by God does it sound wonderful. That's the good
>news.
>
>Bad news - the carbs were fine when I removed them, but in the process of
>cleaning them and re-installing apparently the rear SU developed a fairly
>significant leak from the top edges of the float bowl. So, I'll probably
>have to remove and do a partial rebuild over the X-mas holiday season (sure,
>like I expect to find the time?). Also, have a small leak from water pump -
>probably needs a little tightening or some better gasket sealing. Not too
>bad though.
>
>Question - Has anyone (well, of course someone on this list has, that's why
>we are all members) rebuilt twin SU HS2 carbs lately? Any tips? I've
>rebuilt your basic American Holly and Rochester carbs, and once dismantled
>(note, I did not say "rebuilt") a Zenith carb on an early Bug. So, is an SU
>that much different from a big, hairy chested, dual stage, 650 CFM, 4 barrel
>Rochester QuadraJet with mechanical secondaries? Am I about to be
>embarrassed and humbled by a little tiny side draft carb with funky
>Whitworth fasteners (of which I do not one a single wrench)? Should I
>simply package them up and send to Apple Hydraulics in NY for a full rebuild
>at $$$$$$$ prices? Is this a task best left to mad dogs and Englishmen?
>
>BTW, Ugh! Forgot how smelly a freshly painted motor is until all the new
>coating burns off. My wife thought it was on fire at first. It was quite
>amusing when she backed away from the car thinking it was about to burst
>into flames. Cheers all.
>
>Ross D. Vincenti
>64 Spitfire 4
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