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Old 06-08-2008, 06:02 PM
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I know when I had the car they did balance out fine. I was able to sync them with the gauge indicating 5.5 on the meter.

I could only tell you now what he has told me, which is

I have tried tuning these carb and 2 of the cylinders are not firing. I think we might have a intake leak or the floats are not properly adjusted.

We then spoke about the way how to adjust the floats. I have read somewhere or heard this one way of adjust the floats

Remove the emulsion tube stack and turn on the fuel pump. The leve of the fuel should sit 2 - 3 mm from the bottom of the aux hole.

I have tried this myself and it does not work. I have tried lifting the float 5.5 mm from the top base of the carb body. Then adjust the tab 24.2 mm from the top gasket of the carb body. This was indicated in almost all of the books.

I then triple check this and then removed the e tube stack and did not see the fuel sit 2 -3 mm from the aux hole.

The reading I recieved was 18 -20 mm.

Have you heard of this was of adjusting the floats?

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