Re: What's happening/blower may not be necessary

[Donald Wilkinson]

digitaldon sez: a blower, (or other forced induction), is ALWAYS necessary, especially if yer goin' high speed rear. Don TC 7993 A while back I started/participated in a few threads on this board: "SU needles" "Poor running" "poor running...update" and "Re: Huge improvement.... Kevin Brinkerhoff , boy genius". I would like to post another update and to thank all you who helped me on-line and also off board. Although many of the ideas posted I had already ruled out and were unrelated to the problem my car experienced they do make up a great list to keep in mind for any of us who actually want to drive and maintain these cars. Yesterday I worked on my carburetors and then went out for a test drive. On the spur of a moment I decided to stretch my two block test route out a bit. I ended up testing on country roads and freeway for about 30 miles to a neighboring town. Then I tested all the way home. Gad what a difference when you have to wait for a passing lane to get around some slow moving (55mph) vehicle which is impeding your progress. The lean popping is almost solved. It has just a slight hint there which I may deal with, or not. Top speed on flat ground is 70 mph with windscreen down (too nice a day to test with windscreen up). That's up from the former top speed of 30 mph! This car came to me from a previous owner who preserved it but didn't really drive it much. I have been going through everything to make it roadable over the last few months and am nearing the end of my list of prjects. Next week my new side curtain frames come back from the powdercoater, I have a high speed rear awaiting installation, was looking for a blower but may not be necessary now. The bad running was a combination of leaky upper seal on the jets, the wrong needles (AP needles have been replaced with ES needles, may still try EM), and the oil I was using in the dash pots was not viscous enough. Aparently these carbies are exquisitely sensitive to air leaks, fuel leaks, proper needle, proper carburetor oil, and proper setting. I have read that the air cleaner will also effect the running of the car significantly. The saving grace is that when it is all right it is NICE! Terry TC2885, home model in USA Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: mg-tabc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/