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- From: dye@i88.isc.com (Ken R. Dye )
- Subject: Re: MG carb question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.231957.8485@i88.isc.com>
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- References: <hellmann.728021357@sycamore.cs.scarolina.edu> <1993Jan26.220550.10595@ac.dal.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:19:57 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.220550.10595@ac.dal.ca> rwinham@ac.dal.ca writes:
- >In article <hellmann.728021357@sycamore.cs.scarolina.edu>, hellmann@cs.scarolina.edu (Doug Hellmann) writes:
- >>
- >> I am about to come into possession of a 1974 MGB. I understand they
- >> have some sort of dual side draft carb on them. Can anyone give me an
- >> opinion on how hard these are to tune to each other? I can rebuild any
- >> Holley you put in front of me, but I was sort of intimidated by this MG
- >> carb.
- >Don't be. British carbs are generally dead simple, being the same design
- >as many motorcycles have. Unless I'm mistaken, your carbs will have an
- >oil-damped dashpot on top, with a screw-off cap. This oil acts as a
- >damper for a combination throttle slide and jet needle that responds
- >automatically to the vacuum in the carb throat. The throttle is 'downwind'
- >of this slide/needle arrangement, and does nothing but restrict air flow
- >as needed. I've never tuned dual SU's, but I can tell you that if they're
- >like the one on my Mini, there's an adjustment on the underside for the
- >needle jet, to raise and lower it in relation to the needle. This will set
- >your overall mixture. The only other adjustment to be made is to synchronize
- >the throttle valves so they are letting the same amount of air past...for
- >this you will need an airflow measuring device, called a Uni-syn, which
- >costs about $20. from a performance auto shop. Follow the instructions that
- >come with it, and adjust your throttle linkages accordingly.
- >If you can lay your hands on a manual, it'll help a lot to illustrate how
- >they work. Oh, and make sure the oil levels in the dashpots are correct
- >before you start. Good luck!
-
- Whitney/Warshawsky sells some pointer-type synchronizers for
- about $10...consists of rods that slip on to the tops of the pistons
- (oil cap off) and bend at 90 degrees to make sure the pistons
- are at the same height. Unfortunately, the ideal way to tune
- (both the rod and uni-syn methods) is to do it under load,
- which is out of the question for most of us...
-
- --Ken
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