Re: Carb rebuild II

Posted by Jim Kavanagh On 2009/7/22 13:34:46

HH56,

Thank you. This is really helpful. It confirms the float level adjustment and provides a number of other adjustments I can check.

I am particularly interested in the float adjustment method, "This dimension is measured...with the gasket removed and the engine idling". So, this means that I would remove the top cover plate of the carb (which would include the choke and the accelerator pump) and idle the car to check the depth of the gas level from the top of the bowl. Doesn't seem hard, but it sounds like it could get a little messy. I may give this a shot over the weekend if it seems not to be running optimally.

Any idea how far out I should start with the idle adjustment needles at the bottom plate? Before rebuild, these were three turns out. That seemed like a lot to me, so I started at 2 turns. Idle is quite smooth and my test run seemed good, but I may have to play with these a bit.

Thanks for the help!