A WARNING and a Question... Options

[NineOneFour]

I bought a carb sync on eBay for my 44's. I was looking at the Synchrometer STE SK, they were all about the same price and shipping costs. I found a place that was close to me and would only take 2 days to get the sync to me at no extra cost through USPS so I chose that vender.

2 days later I'm unwrapping the sync and going to work. I do a prelim check and the barrel for #1 is drawing half as much as the other 3. I do a little adjusting the motor smooths out a bit I check again and #1 still drawing WAY less than the other 3 (That'll be the question part) ANYWAY As I pulled the syc of the #1 again I here the sound of something metallic bouncing on the tin. I look around and find the small brass counter weight that's on the inside of the sync... I was soooo luck that the weight fell out just outside of the carb and not inside carb with the motor running.

This is the weight.
(IMG:http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/RStanlow/Stuff/Car%20Stuff/914/Sync003s.jpg)

And this is where it goes in the sync.
(IMG:http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/RStanlow/Stuff/Car%20Stuff/914/Sync007.jpg)

(IMG:http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/RStanlow/Stuff/Car%20Stuff/914/Sync013.jpg)

I checked the sync and upon close inspection it was not a made in Germany STE SK, it was a knock off made in China. They looked EXACTLY alike with the exception of the "STE" in the right hand bottom corner, which was missing from the one that I purchased. I looked at the site that I bought it from, they use the same SK or BK designation with the same model numbers but never said it was a STE. I called the vendor and he agreed to refund my money.

I called around to a few shops in So Cal and they said that most shops are selling the knock off, instead of the real thing. More money in it for them...

My suggestion is that if you own one of these knock off sync's... get rid of it. It's better to go out and spend $40 bucks on a real STE than rebuilding your motor.

Now, back to the question part. Why do you think the #1 barrel is flowing half of what the others are?

Thanks