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  1. Pete Lewis
    there little to go wrong, stick to the basics i dont know about a youtube but theres loads of other manuals spell out the basics to get them right http://www.tr-register.com.au/Files/sugeneral.html http://sucarb.co.uk/technical-hs-type-carburetter-description-adjustments Pete
  2. Pete Lewis
    ive said before we used to be involved with all sorts of testing on trucks and horns were once on the agenda there was when we were taken over by chrysler in the 70s a great usa manual of test procedures completely inappropriate to the UK but we had to go through the motions . we used cranfield aerodrome marked out the distance specified and on the basis we couldn't hear either picked the cheapest !!!!!! Pete
  3. Pete Lewis
    some work to dribble brush somthing like loctite 574 or similar will seap into the tube clearance and goes solid when air is excluded, once the seeped in has set wipe of any excess never tried this but these types of product work very well there is no on car mechanical after the event fix that ive ever come across await more clues pete
  4. Pete Lewis
    Good , nice to know its all ok now pete
  5. Pete Lewis
    yes Doug ........but the carb is upside down and next time you need a head taking you can .......................!!!! Pete
  6. Pete Lewis
    dosnt pay to loose sleep...on reflection but i reckon your last pic has them the right way up Pete
  7. Pete Lewis
    good luck. Pete
  8. Pete Lewis
    yes they are the ones ,, gone up a lot since i got mine played with some 3ft long truck air horns that came back as warranty, ,,well these look fun under the bonnet but needed a 20ltr air tank charged to run them ,,need lots of volume to produce LOTS OF VOLUME sad Pete
  9. Pete Lewis
    just make sure the other bowls have the same face contour ,, if older they can be different...back to the gasket scenario two gaskets might just solve the leak been over fettled , you have just found what Ive come across , they look pretty but "££$%^& the rest can be a bit variable not cheap and not so good . Pete
  10. Pete Lewis
    cornflake packets can make useful discs. Pete
  11. Pete Lewis
    Im now beginning to doubt the grey matter, about twin arm floats..... which way up, everywhere you look its got the two chances rivet plate on top or under this seriously alters the fueling levels and valve reliability from memory the float sits in the fuel at an angle, ie what looks right ...... is wrong so turn it over !!! having searched around through all my manuals and online this delicate bit of information seems very mixed later spec stroms have a float level of 16-17mm but as for which way the answers seem 50/50 GRRRrrrrrrrr !!! Pete
  12. Pete Lewis
    yes the rib is quite important sealing back up , who refurbed these things ??? 1.75 its the diameter of the seating, but i would expect the float to work it its same set up and float on a CD175 which uses bigger ones and whatever the fuel should never leak from the gasket zone only up the jet or out the breather port in the front face
  13. Pete Lewis
    yes ive searched for the old lucas bell push switch that used to be used on the back of these wiper switches but never found one odd that i dont have one in my history box of switch gear from the70s
  14. Pete Lewis
    thats looking ok , whats ite bowl fit like , i dont see great markings to show the bowl fits the gasket these are two flat surfaces apart from the small raised rib to aid sealing, and if its leaking somewhere something doest fit or is distorted lay the gasket on the bowl see it it matches while the car is off fill with petrol and look carefully to see where its letting it out , petrol does creep and can leak 'here' and drip 'there' something is obviously amiss , at least you have the floats the right way up for the double armed float. they look a bit on the low side ( high fuel level) 18mm from deck to float is normal pete
  15. Pete Lewis
    http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/gearspeed/ From this something is radically wrong with your rev counter or speedo a std 1500 has a 3.63 diff at 5500 thats 102mph both need to be calibrated one or both are wrong or you have clutch slip !!!
  16. Pete Lewis
    Last pair of nice red high , low from halfords for quite cheap and make a pleasant quality Wind toned blast, rather than Baa Baa.
  17. Pete Lewis
    If im wrong I owe you a pint ha!
  18. Pete Lewis
    Yes dave, good idea, its still my experience tells me the gasket does not match the shape of the bowl face its a common problem thats why most kits contain many gaskets all slightly different you have to be careful at selecting the correct one. I have never come across a 'universal' bowl gasket Pete
  19. Pete Lewis
    this was my 64 Vit6
  20. Pete Lewis
    Oops! duplicated
  21. Pete Lewis
    Dave the pinion in the J type overdrive is in its own bearing housing, provided the Y shaped clamp is nipped to hold it in the gearbox it wont leak or drop out Pete
  22. Pete Lewis
    if its leaking from the gasket face then its either the wrong gasket for the generation of your carb or theres a crack or face problem with the body or the bowl surfaces if you look at the bowl there is a small sealing rib all around the gasket face to make sure it seals by design my guess you have the wrong shaped gasket sealers wont really work and will soon start to give up and leak lay the gasket on the bowl...... look for the cock up........ bet one corner is lettting fresh air in and petrol ...out if you fancy a trip to Sunny Luton with them i can soon locate and fix your leak its not rocket science let me know Pete
  23. Pete Lewis
    ive always ( i think) just connected all the same like for like together and dumped the earth red is a side lights feed colour Pete
  24. Pete Lewis
    most drives are not repairable, well mend to destruction seems to fit the task. its broken due to being too long it preloads the thing hence this spacer washer is added if you can make a new square drive to make it all work fine , if the speedo doesnt work then thats not legal ....whos to know ??? certainly have aplay with the drive let us know how you get on pete
  25. Pete Lewis
    so Doug do we want to make a day out from this ???? its 60miles for me if we fail we wont live it down Ha! Pete
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