Date:         Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:05:29 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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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"

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