[Spridgets] Carbs

[Phil Nase]

Time for an Oshit.

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Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/

On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net> wrote:

> The car was running just fine, but the idle was a little low, so I  
> began fussing with the carbs.  Soon, it was not running at all.   
> (Who said "carburetor" is a French word meaning, "do not touch?")  I  
> had to start all over again, and learned the following:
>
> 1.  The front jet will not screw all the way to the top, the rear  
> screws well above the top.  The rear must be eyeballed the same  
> amount below the top as the front.
>
> 2.  Twelve faces down is visibly different for front and rear.   
> Again, I had to eyeball the difference, although I suppose I could  
> measure it if I had a reasonably accurate measuring device.  My  
> cheap caliper is old and rusty.
>
> 3.  There is gas standing in the rear jet; the front is dry.  So  
> there is a big difference in the floats.  Should I be able to see  
> gas standing in the jet?
>
> 4.  I eyeballed everything and drove up and down the road adjusting  
> the jets until the car was running smoothly.  Should I leave well  
> enough alone, or try to figure out why these two carbs are so  
> different?  So far, doing things by the book has not served me well.
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> '60 Sprite kit
> Long Island, NY
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