Recent content by Steve340

No I don't believe the secondary air flaps resistance to air flow draws the fuel out of the discharge tube similar to the choke. The difference is the choke flap largely seals the primary venturies the secondary air valve flap does not - there are notches cut in it and it is bent to encourage...

The Carter AFB does have mechanically operated throttle valves/butterflies in the base of the carb. But mounted above that is a counterweighted air valve which operates like a vacuum secondary dashpot and how far it is open determines the amount of air/fuel able to pass through the secondary...

Can you borrow a known good carb of a friend to try it ? If the problem is gone you will eliminate the engine, ignition etc. If you do replace the carb my advice is if mainly street driven go vacuum secondary.

Soak liberally with water then a good quality car wash detergent and sponge applied gently - with plenty of clean water to gently rinse anything off. Always keep it wet and don't rub the dirt in - rinse regularly. Do it in the shade not bright sun. I think you are right - no wax or anything...

What grade of oil is in the engine for example 20W-50?

I would not bother to start the engine twice - most wear occurs when the engine and oil are cold during the first 10 minutes of running. The starter should in no way affect the engine oil pressure.

I think that lamp is part of the A01 light group - not sure if you could order it without the other parts of the group. It is paired with the ignition key lamp and has a timer.

I don't remember exact price it was about 5 years ago - but yes it was pricey. It would be a lot worse today I think. I think if I lived close the TTI would be the way I would go for sure. The shorty design is ideal for a street motor. IMO they would work at least as good as the HP manifolds...

No change to starter but I remember having to tell them what starter I had. The stock one. Spark plugs easy as. I also purchased the shorty front pipes tube set - all fitted very well. The primary tubes are fairly small at 1 5/8 and not that long but at a guess they would collect at around the...

I used the TTI shortys. They were not cheap but they fit and do work quite well power wise.

Also there seems to be evidence of a fair bit of electrolysis or corrosion in the cooling system. Not enough grounds can do that and it can mess with the fuel injection. These days when fitting aluminium heads I fit ground cables to the body on both heads.

Can you post pics of the plugs. Why did you use the colder plug than recommended?

I fitted the Hawk HB643F.595 HPS I got them from Summit. They work very well.

If it held the vacuum you should be OK - or it is blocked. Run it with just water in the cooling system and a few old bath towels in the footwell for a few days. But they are old and do fail - so maybe just replace the core with a new/tested one as a previous poster suggested. This should...

Make sure you check the crankshaft end thrust. Just to be sure it is in spec.