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To: "JIM UNDERWOOD" <hjunderwood@comcast.net>, "Gary Fredo" <garyfredo@yahoo.com>, "WPTA e-Mail List" <wpta@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [WPTA] SU Carbs
From: Jerry Van Vlack via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 09:40:51 -0400
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Jim you=E2=80=99re faster in anything you drive, must be that Belle =
Vernon air. (some will get the reference to Belle Vernon air)

From: JIM UNDERWOOD via Wpta=20
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 9:28 AM
To: Gary Fredo ; Gary Fredo via Wpta=20
Subject: Re: [WPTA] SU Carbs

I seem to remember being faster than a certain TR a few times but that =
was with a Mikuni.  I've always said these aren't bad cars if you put =
enough Japanese parts on them. LOL =20
  On May 21, 2020 at 9:12 AM Gary Fredo via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net> =
wrote:=20



  Thank goodness I have Stromburgs  on my car..............=20



  On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 09:05:51 AM EDT, Jerry Van Vlack via Wpta =
<wpta@autox.team.net> wrote:=20


  I saw this on Facebook. It was written about SU=E2=80=99s on =
MG=E2=80=99s. SU=E2=80=99s on Triumphs never suffer from any of this =
which is why Triumphs are superior to MG=E2=80=99s.



  Let the flames  begin.



    1.. SU CARBURETORS! These are SU carburetors, which were used on =
many British sports cars, onsuch as this MG. Here are some guidelines on =
maintaining SUs!
  * If your carburetors don=E2=80=99t leak, you are out of gas. (This =
rule is similar to the =E2=80=9CMG test for oil=E2=80=9D).
  * The only time your carburetors run properly is when a mechanic is =
taking a test drive.
  * SU carburetors parts are interchangeable. You can replace a faulty =
part with a new one and the carburetor will run just like it always did.
  * When replacing needles, the only parts store with the correct ones =
will be in Coventry or on a ship floundering in an Atlantic storm.
  * When you get the correct carburetor needles, one of them will be =
bent.
  * The universal SU repair Kit will work on all carburetors except =
yours.
  * A float will only have a hole in it if it is Sunday and the parts =
store is closed.
  * No two repair books will recommend the same fluid for the dampers.
  * Whitworth nuts and bolts are similar to SAE nuts and bolts except =
that the shoulders are rounded off.
  * Tightening the jet nut will automatically move the jet off center.
  * All levers and jets will move smoothly if (and only if) the =
carburetor is sitting on the kitchen table.
  * MG carburetors are infinitely adjustable. That is they can be set =
anywhere from =E2=80=9Cnot quite right=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9Ctotally =
wrong=E2=80=9D.
  * Despite the above, a weekend working on the MG carburetors is =
preferable to fixing the oil leak.

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<DIV>Jim you=E2=80=99re faster in anything you drive, must be that Belle =
Vernon air.=20
(some will get the reference to Belle Vernon air)</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
title=3Dwpta@autox.team.net>JIM=20
UNDERWOOD via Wpta</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 21, 2020 9:28 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dgaryfredo@yahoo.com>Gary Fredo</A> ; <A=20
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WPTA] SU Carbs</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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seem to remember being faster than a certain TR a few times but that was =
with a=20
Mikuni.&nbsp; I've always said these aren't bad cars if you put enough =
Japanese=20
parts on them. LOL&nbsp; </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">On May 21, 2020 at 9:12 AM Gary Fredo via Wpta =

  &lt;wpta@autox.team.net&gt; wrote: <BR><BR>
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  <DIV dir=3Dltr>Thank goodness I have Stromburgs&nbsp; on my =
car..............=20
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  <DIV>On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 09:05:51 AM EDT, Jerry Van Vlack via =
Wpta=20
  &lt;wpta@autox.team.net&gt; wrote: </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; =
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  align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #666666">I saw =
this on=20
  Facebook. It was written about SU=E2=80=99s on MG=E2=80=99s. =
SU=E2=80=99s on Triumphs never suffer=20
  from any of this which is why Triumphs are superior to =
MG=E2=80=99s.</SPAN></P>
  <P=20
  style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; =
MARGIN: 12px 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"=20
  align=3Dleft>&nbsp;</P>
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  style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; =
MARGIN: 12px 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"=20
  align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #666666">Let =
the=20
  flames&nbsp; begin.</SPAN></P>
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  style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; =
MARGIN: 12px 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"=20
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    <LI>
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    style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: =
none; MARGIN: 12px 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"=20
    align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #666666">SU =
CARBURETORS!=20
    These are SU carburetors, which were used on many British sports =
cars,=20
    onsuch as this MG. Here are some guidelines on maintaining=20
    SUs!</SPAN></DIV></LI></OL>
  <P=20
  style=3D"WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; =
MARGIN: 12px 0px 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"=20
  align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #666666">* If =
</SPAN><SPAN=20
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  style=3D"DISPLAY: inline"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: =
#666666">your=20
  carburetors don=E2=80=99t leak, you are out of gas. (This rule is =
similar to the =E2=80=9CMG=20
  test for oil=E2=80=9D).<BR>* The only time your carburetors run =
properly is when a=20
  mechanic is taking a test drive.<BR>* SU carburetors parts are=20
  interchangeable. You can replace a faulty part with a new one and the=20
  carburetor will run just like it always did.<BR>* When replacing =
needles, the=20
  only parts store with the correct ones will be in Coventry or on a =
ship=20
  floundering in an Atlantic storm.<BR>* When you get the correct =
carburetor=20
  needles, one of them will be bent.<BR>* The universal SU repair Kit =
will work=20
  on all carburetors except yours.<BR>* A float will only have a hole in =
it if=20
  it is Sunday and the parts store is closed.<BR>* No two repair books =
will=20
  recommend the same fluid for the dampers.<BR>* Whitworth nuts and =
bolts are=20
  similar to SAE nuts and bolts except that the shoulders are rounded =
off.<BR>*=20
  Tightening the jet nut will automatically move the jet off =
center.<BR>* All=20
  levers and jets will move smoothly if (and only if) the carburetor is =
sitting=20
  on the kitchen table.<BR>* MG carburetors are infinitely adjustable. =
That is=20
  they can be set anywhere from =E2=80=9Cnot quite right=E2=80=9D to =
=E2=80=9Ctotally wrong=E2=80=9D.<BR>*=20
  Despite the above, a weekend working on the MG carburetors is =
preferable to=20
  fixing the oil=20
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