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Re: SU Dashpot oil

To: Dave_Rupert@codl.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: SU Dashpot oil
From: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:01:40 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-10-27 11:50:36 EST, Dave_Rupert@codl.com writes:

> I remember hearing something from a Triumph racer about running the 
>       carbs with no oil in them to improve throttle response.  It's
probably 
>       something that only works well on the track, and not in real life.  
>       Anybody wanna experiment?

Dave:

This is well outside my area of expertise, but given that the purpose of the
dash pot is to provide an enriched mixture when the accelerator pedal is
floored, it doesn't seem to me to be a good idea for a street driven car. It
would be the same as removing the accelerator pump on an American carburetor!

Maybe on a race car, the engine is kept at high rpm all the time, so it isn't
needed?

Curious!

Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN

'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
                    http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74

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