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> Carb throat balance when tuning now a rebuild saga !, those with Zenith carbs can learn from my bad fortune ?
porschetub
post Aug 29 2023, 11:25 PM
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Doing a tune on my Zeniths ,cant find an exact rpm range and done a ton of research ;
Bruce Anderson mentioned 1800 in his book,
Factory says 1000 in the gary.suggate site factory manual,
Haynes manual tells us 1000.
So far I have tuned throats @ idle ,1000rpm ,1400 and 1800 on hand throttle and strangely I get the same balance any way ?.
Now thinking its not an issue but would appreciate feedback from 6yl guys with carbs,TIA,cheers
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post Nov 17 2023, 10:40 PM
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Well appears my carb rebuild is a slippery slope with all the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) rapidly sliding down to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) .
Carb clean wasn't what I was told and due to the solvent used I got a fair amount of surface corrosion on metal parts so suspect it had a strong salt content !!!.
This result has caused a reclean of most parts due to scale formation, pissed off factor is high in the scale which I don't need.
Then just to add further drama one fuel pump noozle was leaking in the carb body after doing pump test, pulled it and found a hairline crack above the groove for the sealing ring
not able to repair !!.
Really hope my WTB gets a response as not sure where to head then as a bit screwed @ the moment (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) .
Cheers.
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porschetub   Carb throat balance when tuning now a rebuild saga !   Aug 29 2023, 11:25 PM
IronHillRestorations   You tune the mixture at 1800. Idle speed should be...   Aug 30 2023, 06:07 AM
rhodyguy   Like Perry said. Turning the idle up settles the n...   Aug 30 2023, 07:46 AM
nditiz1   It's not an issue to tune them at idle. You w...   Aug 30 2023, 09:18 AM
porschetub   Thanks for all the replies and sorry for the delay...   Sep 3 2023, 05:51 PM
Retroracer   Thanks for all the replies and sorry for the dela...   Sep 4 2023, 09:32 AM
porschetub   Thanks for the reply Tony,my carbs are euro spec s...   Sep 4 2023, 05:55 PM
porschetub   Thanks for the reply Tony,my carbs are euro spec ...   Sep 9 2023, 01:35 PM
porschetub   Currently working in the engine bay doing a tidy u...   Oct 25 2023, 04:23 PM
rgalla9146   Be certain your timing is correct, advance is work...   Oct 26 2023, 07:18 AM
porschetub   Be certain your timing is correct, advance is wor...   Oct 26 2023, 01:12 PM
porschetub   [quote name='rgalla9146' post='3109820' date='Oct...   Oct 31 2023, 04:40 PM
Dion   Well done Dean, will be like new! Glad you fou...   Oct 31 2023, 04:59 PM
porschetub   Well done Dean, will be like new! Glad you fo...   Nov 5 2023, 06:08 PM
porschetub   Well done Dean, will be like new! Glad you f...   Nov 8 2023, 04:09 PM
porschetub   Well appears my carb rebuild is a slippery slope w...   Nov 17 2023, 10:40 PM
porschetub   Well appears my carb rebuild is a slippery slope ...   Nov 27 2023, 01:41 PM
porschetub   Both carbs back on after checking for delivery wit...   Dec 6 2023, 09:43 PM
porschetub   No luck today ,used to tune these carbs easily but...   Dec 8 2023, 04:37 PM
porschetub   No luck today ,used to tune these carbs easily but...   Dec 8 2023, 04:39 PM


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