[Roadsters] throttle body backfire -- enough to take my fingers off?

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

Gary,
 
    You might loose the hair on your knuckles and get a  scare but the 
flash of fire from a backfire shouldn't hurt you. Lifting the  piston will lean 
that carb. Makes me think you might be trying to flood.
 
keith williams
 
 
In a message dated 10/9/2009 10:06:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
aultgc at att.net writes:

Nathaniel,

Do I understand that the pistons in your SUs have  a history of jamming?  
If 
so, fix that problem.  You should not  have to lift the pistons while 
starting -- lifting the pistons only  dilutes the mixture going into the 
manifold.

The carbs need to be  mechanically correct, pistons, needles, nozzles and 
float level before you  can reasonably expect the car to start.

Gary

----- Original  Message ----- 
From: <nmleeds at mindspring.com>
To:  <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009  12:43 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] throttle body backfire -- enough to take my  fingers 
off?


> All,
>
> Still trying to start my  car.  And, for reasons to numerous to 
> explain(history of  jamming), I've been tempted to lift my SU's by hand 
> while I'm trying  to start the car. The only risk is that the car has 
been 
> backfiring  through the throttle body.  Not often, but enough to make me 
>  concerned that if I stick my hands in there during a start that I'll 
lose  
> a finger in the bargain.
>
> Any thoughts? What care  should I take in handling a throttle body 
> backfire -- are these  strong enough to turn tools into weapons?  Take a 
> finger off? .  . .
>
> Nathaniel
> '69 SU, Status: don't ask.
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