Jump to content

Irregular carb movement


Recommended Posts

Lets hope it is the butterflies.

But its worth bearing in mind that the carbs might be working fine. In which case the different piston lifts are revealing different air flows and we start looking into rockers, valves, cam lobes etc. So I'd do compression measurements next, if the buttlerfles are sync'd.

 

Peter

Edited by Peter Cobbold
Link to post
Share on other sites

Swap dashpot, piston. spring, needle assy from front carb with back carb. Just ubdo 3 screws on each and lift the assemblies out - DO NOT mix up the pistons and dash pots as they are supposedly matched. There is a timing test for them.

Does the problem move with the dash pot assemblies?

You should not need to mess with the mixture as this is only an in the garage test.

Cheers

Peter W

Link to post
Share on other sites

worth checking float bowl overflows i had a blocked overflow (rust in small steel pipe) on one carb it did crazy things which included out of balance piston lifts ?

How'd it do that ? I could see the air pressure above the fuel in the f/c going screwy, perhaps dropping below atmospheric. That would lean the mixture badly. Or fuel vapour adding pressure and richening the mixture. But leaning or richening the needle would

not need to change position. I dont see the link to the piston lift.... :unsure:

Peter

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Please familiarise yourself with our Terms and Conditions. By using this site, you agree to the following: Terms of Use.