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Re: [WPTA] SU Carbs

To: Nick Gaten <nickgaten@gmail.com>, Nick Gaten via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>, Gary Fredo <garyfredo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [WPTA] SU Carbs
From: EDWARD WOODS via Wpta <wpta@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 11:03:51 -0400 (EDT)
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   The person who wrote that obviously forgot the carburetor is a French wo=
rd meaning "Don't F*** With It". This goes doubly for SU's which are probab=
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   Also, "98% of fuel problems are electrical".
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   On May 21, 2020 at 10:42 AM Nick Gaten via Wpta &lt;wpta@autox.team.net&=
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   <br> I have SU=E2=80=99s on my =E2=80=9859 Morgan, never had a problem b=
ut am trying a Weber 40 DCOE on a Midget I am restoring.
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    I=E2=80=99m wiring it from scratch with a Painless kit so the chances o=
f it running are not good so it might as well look the part.=20
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      On May 21, 2020, at 9:12 AM, Gary Fredo via Wpta &lt;wpta@autox.team.=
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        Thank goodness I have Stromburgs&nbsp; on my car..............
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         On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 09:05:51 AM EDT, Jerry Van Vlack via Wp=
ta &lt;wpta@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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px; text-transform: none; margin: 12px 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style=
=3D"color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">I saw this on Facebook. It was wri=
tten about SU=E2=80=99s on MG=E2=80=99s. SU=E2=80=99s on Triumphs never suf=
fer from any of this which is why Triumphs are superior to MG=E2=80=99s.</s=
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px; text-transform: none; margin: 12px 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style=
=3D"color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">SU CARBURETORS! These are SU carbu=
retors, which were used on many British sports cars, such as this MG. Here =
are some guidelines on maintaining SUs!</span></p>
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px; text-transform: none; margin: 12px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span st=
yle=3D"color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">* If </span><span style=3D"disp=
lay: inline;" class=3D"ox-591f65fee9-ydp4c5311c4yiv2383900020text_exposed_s=
how"><span style=3D"color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">your carburetors d=
on=E2=80=99t leak, you are out of gas. (This rule is similar to the =E2=80=
=9CMG test for oil=E2=80=9D).<br>* The only time your carburetors run prope=
rly is when a mechanic is taking a test drive.<br>* SU carburetors parts ar=
e interchangeable. You can replace a faulty part with a new one and the car=
buretor will run just like it always did.<br>* When replacing needles, the =
only parts store with the correct ones will be in Coventry or on a ship flo=
undering in an Atlantic storm.<br>* When you get the correct carburetor nee=
dles, one of them will be bent.<br>* The universal SU repair Kit will work =
on all carburetors except yours.<br>* A float will only have a hole in it i=
f it is Sunday and the parts store is closed.<br>* No two repair books will=
 recommend the same fluid for the dampers.<br>* Whitworth nuts and bolts ar=
e similar to SAE nuts and bolts except that the shoulders are rounded off.<=
br>* Tightening the jet nut will automatically move the jet off center.<br>=
* All levers and jets will move smoothly if (and only if) the carburetor is=
 sitting on the kitchen table.<br>* MG carburetors are infinitely adjustabl=
e. That is they can be set anywhere from =E2=80=9Cnot quite right=E2=80=9D =
to =E2=80=9Ctotally wrong=E2=80=9D.<br>* Despite the above, a weekend worki=
ng on the MG carburetors is preferable to fixing the oil leak.</span></span=
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