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I got good results from a piece of Tygon tubing. Just make sure you placed
the end at the same spot on each carb.

"ManhattanMan" wrote in message
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muff528 wrote:

Actually, they were quite simple to work on.....individually! The
trick was to get them to play together well. Very touchy adjustments,
especially if the carb (or engine for that matter) had any wear at
all. Then there was the problem of getting the carbs to do the same
thing at the same time, linkage-wise, which was not necessarily just
making sure that throttle positions on each carb matched. Their
performance was affected greatly by even a little wear. Kinda like
the Amal's on a couple of BSA's I had. TP

You got that right! Getting them syncd was a real PITA! I found a nice
little gadget that helped immensely, and by coincidence happened to run
across it about a week ago when looking for something else in the tool
chest. Here's a pic: http://www.members.cox.net/drpics/carbtool.jpg
Why I'm hanging on to it after 45 years is anyones guess, probably should
put it on eBay!!

But for watching what 3 SU's were doing simultaneously, it was great! The
pistons dropped in place of the damper and would rise/fall with the
suction, with the wire pointers lined up. Plus there were another half
dozen tricks you could do with it. The one that looks like a weird crank
shaft was to adjust the float arms. Beats the hell out of sticking your
head in there with a stethoscope listening to the hiss... d:-))

Cheers'n beers.. [_])
Don

"LWG" wrote in
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I got good results from a piece of Tygon tubing. Just make sure you
placed the end at the same spot on each carb.

Yeah, tha's the best way, really. I've used all the gadgets for them, the
wire incatoers put in the dashpots, the gauges, just listening to the
whistle in the pipe is probably the best.


Bertie

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:36:06 GMT, "muff528"
wrote:

In the MG you probably had to stop halfway and adjust the SU's. :-)

"As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners
Union carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly
formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for
experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging
to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the
Haynes shop manual."

-From the .sig file of a British car enthusiast

-Dana
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Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in
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On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:36:06 GMT, "muff528"
wrote:

In the MG you probably had to stop halfway and adjust the SU's. :-)

"As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners
Union carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly
formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for
experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging
to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the
Haynes shop manual."

-From the .sig file of a British car enthusiast


MG, I live just to touch you,
when I double clutch you, MG it gies me a thrill.
MG, I love your ignition, your foru speed transmission,
your points your plugs and your grill!
MG, when I look inside you,
the sight of each valve and rod, brings me closer to God!
MG, I'll wash you and wax you.
If some Chevvy smacks you, I'll die, MG!


From Mad magazine, you can probably guess the tune..


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in
:

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:36:06 GMT, "muff528"
wrote:

In the MG you probably had to stop halfway and adjust the SU's. :-)

"As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners
Union carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly
formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for
experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners
begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven
of the Haynes shop manual."

-From the .sig file of a British car enthusiast


MG, I live just to touch you,
when I double clutch you, MG it gies me a thrill.
MG, I love your ignition, your foru speed transmission,
your points your plugs and your grill!
MG, when I look inside you,
the sight of each valve and rod, brings me closer to God!
MG, I'll wash you and wax you.
If some Chevvy smacks you, I'll die, MG!


From Mad magazine, you can probably guess the tune..


Bertie

Ahhh mannnn, my dream car back in the 50's was the TD. That was before I
knew much about mechanics, later I changed my mind...

"ManhattanMan" wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dana M. Hague d(dash)m(dash)hague(at)comcast(dot)net wrote in
:

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:36:06 GMT, "muff528"
wrote:

In the MG you probably had to stop halfway and adjust the SU's. :-)

"As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners
Union carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet
pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake
manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of
the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described
in chapter seven of the Haynes shop manual."

-From the .sig file of a British car enthusiast


MG, I live just to touch you,
when I double clutch you, MG it gies me a thrill.
MG, I love your ignition, your foru speed transmission,
your points your plugs and your grill!
MG, when I look inside you,
the sight of each valve and rod, brings me closer to God!
MG, I'll wash you and wax you.
If some Chevvy smacks you, I'll die, MG!


From Mad magazine, you can probably guess the tune..


Bertie

Ahhh mannnn, my dream car back in the 50's was the TD. That was
before I knew much about mechanics, later I changed my mind...




They were fine, really. Mine was pretty reliable. At least as reliable
as an old Ford would have been (OK, bad example) and easy to look after,
really. It was great fun to drive and actually handled well, but not as
well as the more primitive TC. The ride was abyssmal, though, and the
brakes diabolical.


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in
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"John Mazor" wrote
Unfortunately, my social skills weren't quite good enough at the time
to take full advantage of it. Had to make do later with the back
seat of a Nova. :-(
Try to make do with the back seat of a Corvair.

I'll ONLY say that sometimes my feet got wet, if it was raining! ;-)

You should try an MG! Mind you, it was a lot easier to get them into that
than the Rambler, but less fun when you got inside. Unless you were realy
into getting levers stuck into some uncofortable places (and I bet here's a
website somwhere that capitises on exactly that sort of thing)

Or a Hillman.

Jim Stewart wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in
:

"John Mazor" wrote
Unfortunately, my social skills weren't quite good enough at the
time to take full advantage of it. Had to make do later with the
back seat of a Nova. :-(
Try to make do with the back seat of a Corvair.

I'll ONLY say that sometimes my feet got wet, if it was raining! ;-)

You should try an MG! Mind you, it was a lot easier to get them into
that than the Rambler, but less fun when you got inside. Unless you
were realy into getting levers stuck into some uncofortable places
(and I bet here's a website somwhere that capitises on exactly that
sort of thing)

Or a Hillman.


Which one? The Imp?

Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in
:

"John Mazor" wrote
Unfortunately, my social skills weren't quite good enough at the
time to take full advantage of it. Had to make do later with the
back seat of a Nova. :-(
Try to make do with the back seat of a Corvair.

I'll ONLY say that sometimes my feet got wet, if it was raining! ;-)
You should try an MG! Mind you, it was a lot easier to get them into
that than the Rambler, but less fun when you got inside. Unless you
were realy into getting levers stuck into some uncofortable places
(and I bet here's a website somwhere that capitises on exactly that
sort of thing)
Or a Hillman.


Which one? The Imp?

Husky.

Not exactly a "pussy car"

Jim Stewart wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Morgans" wrote in
:

"John Mazor" wrote
Unfortunately, my social skills weren't quite good enough at the
time to take full advantage of it. Had to make do later with the
back seat of a Nova. :-(
Try to make do with the back seat of a Corvair.

I'll ONLY say that sometimes my feet got wet, if it was raining! ;-)
You should try an MG! Mind you, it was a lot easier to get them into
that than the Rambler, but less fun when you got inside. Unless you
were realy into getting levers stuck into some uncofortable places
(and I bet here's a website somwhere that capitises on exactly that
sort of thing)
Or a Hillman.


Which one? The Imp?

Husky.

Not exactly a "pussy car"


Is that a military thing like the Austin Champ? Or is it one of those plain
as toast 1958 grey-with-a-lavender-roof 1200cc things like a Ford Prefect
brick? I have a vague recollection of the name, but can't picture it.

Bertie