On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
what I found wore badly on SU's on volvo 544's , maybe 122's also .. > the tapered needle that withdraws from the jet, ( so more fuel is sucked > in > the higher the needle is drawn up by air flow ) ... > the needle wears on the jet sometimes... > what was a precisely round hole with a taped needle right in the middle of > it.. > the round get can get worn, and the needles wear .. > through off mixture and smoothness. > >
Yes! I recall now. Pretty sure one of my Volvo manuals said 'DON'T use emery or sandpaper to "clean up" the needle.' Or am I remembering incorrectly? Me? Nah. ;) Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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