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Re: Carb Assistance Wanted!

To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
Subject: Re: Carb Assistance Wanted!
From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:58:33 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <199807231650.MAA10611@home.gis.net>
Sumner Weisman wrote:
> 
> OK all you SU carb gurus, what suggestions do you have for me?
> 
> I cannot adjust the idle speed less than 800 rpm.  That's fine -- that's
> where I want it.  The idle adjustment screws are backed out all the way.  I
> can feel a little wobble in the shafts.  I will get the carbs rebushed and
> I am planning to completely rebuild them this winter.  I imagine that there
> is a little air leaking in.
> 
> That's the background, now here's my question:
> 
> Frequently, when I take my foot off the gas pedal, it hangs up at about
> 1100  -- 1200 rpm.  If I gun it, the idle speed will come back down.
> Pressing down on each idle screw will bring it about half way back down.
> (Pressing down on both brings it all the way down).  If I pull up on the
> linkage (above the generator) that controls both shafts, it comes all the
> way down.   The return springs seem OK.
> 
> I have lubricated every link, bearing, and bushing I could find, all the
> way back to the gas pedal.  It still hangs up.  Any suggestions?  Could a
> butterfly be hanging up?  I really don't want to tie up the car in a major
> repair until winter.  I got it on the road too late this summer as it is.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> 
> Sumner Weisman
> 62 TR-3B
Sumner, my carbs acted exactly the same way before I redid the shafts
Stu

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