[ROVERNET - UK] TC CARB TUNE

Paul Smith vmitps at netspace.net.au
Sun Jul 2 22:36:01 BST 2006


Strangely, I have gone to the visual method - look at the dashpots, you can
see which is higher.

PVS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slatskars" <slatskars at comcast.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] TC CARB TUNE


> Take a short piece  (about 24 inches) of 1/4" hose, such as vacuum line or
> fuel line. Put one end in your ear (either one) place the other end in the
> opening of the carb about 1/4". Use your thumb nail as a gauge. You will
be
> able to hear the air flow and compare them. You can get very close this
way.
> This is what we did back in the late 50's before we had unisyns. Note: You
> disconnect the connecting linkage between the carbs before balancing them.
> Then reconnect the linkage and set the idle speed. You could also use a
> stethoscope if you have one. Unisyns are not terribly expensive, about
$20.
>
> Slats
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry" <lewill at ctcweb.net>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 5:36 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] TC CARB TUNE
>
>
> >I am trying to tune the carbs on a TC without the balancer that is talked
> >about  in the manual. With 92 octane gas and at what idle RPM's would one
> >set the timing? Any and all suggestions would be helpful. Thanks in
> >advance. Larry
> >
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