JVY
Active Member
Thanks for the pic's Pat - these are helpul . I think I will go with Harvey's advice (generally a good idea anyway) and what you have found and remove the spring washers. I noticed the big tensioner spring on yours looks as though it doesn't have very much tension (the locking nut is only partially screwed along the thread). When I went to take mine off, it was screwed all the way home and when I refitted, I set it about halfway.
I had sent off for a set of carb to manifold o-rings. Unfortunately, I was set a set of inlet manifold gaskets - despite describing what I needed on the phone . So, I am stuffed this weekend in terms of taking the my carb's off to fit o-rings and gaskets. I'll have to sort out the mix up next week.
One other thing I noticed is that your carbs have gaskets between car and manifold adapter plate. I'm not sure if mine do - didn't notice any. So. I think I'll put some on.
I clocked up about 300 miles in the last couple of days and although my idle isn't quite as smooth as it was earlier in the week when I had set things up, it's still perfectly acceptable. So, I am pretty sure my problem was poor carb-manifold fit causing an air leak on the front carb.
I hope your work goes well over the weekend. Have you got your camshaft off yet?
I had sent off for a set of carb to manifold o-rings. Unfortunately, I was set a set of inlet manifold gaskets - despite describing what I needed on the phone . So, I am stuffed this weekend in terms of taking the my carb's off to fit o-rings and gaskets. I'll have to sort out the mix up next week.
One other thing I noticed is that your carbs have gaskets between car and manifold adapter plate. I'm not sure if mine do - didn't notice any. So. I think I'll put some on.
I clocked up about 300 miles in the last couple of days and although my idle isn't quite as smooth as it was earlier in the week when I had set things up, it's still perfectly acceptable. So, I am pretty sure my problem was poor carb-manifold fit causing an air leak on the front carb.
I hope your work goes well over the weekend. Have you got your camshaft off yet?