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jdubois
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So I got the Spitfire all tuned up and ready for Spring, and the 308 is off getting it's engine rebuilt (if you're ever considering buying a Ferrari, just don't 
). Now I'm working on getting the TR3A ready. It needed a new starter, so I took the carbs off the car to make it easy to get the starter in and out. It's never run quite right when cold, and I noticed a few things while the carbs are on the bench that I wanted to check with folks here.
First, both jet levers, and especially the rear one, look like they're bent. The rear one even looks like it's got some tooling marks where somebody was fooling with it. Now, forgive my ignorance, but... these shouldn't have any bend in them, right? They should be completely vertical?
Second, the jet control connecting rod between the two carbs was screwed almost all the way down the threads on the rear carb and about 1/3 of the way down on the front carb. This caused the jets to not drop down the same amount when the choke cable was engaged. I centered the rod and that seemed to fix the issue, but I can't find anywhere that tells me how many threads in they should be set to, or some other way to measure the correct positioning. Anybody know?
Many thanks for any help.
). Now I'm working on getting the TR3A ready. It needed a new starter, so I took the carbs off the car to make it easy to get the starter in and out. It's never run quite right when cold, and I noticed a few things while the carbs are on the bench that I wanted to check with folks here. First, both jet levers, and especially the rear one, look like they're bent. The rear one even looks like it's got some tooling marks where somebody was fooling with it. Now, forgive my ignorance, but... these shouldn't have any bend in them, right? They should be completely vertical?
Second, the jet control connecting rod between the two carbs was screwed almost all the way down the threads on the rear carb and about 1/3 of the way down on the front carb. This caused the jets to not drop down the same amount when the choke cable was engaged. I centered the rod and that seemed to fix the issue, but I can't find anywhere that tells me how many threads in they should be set to, or some other way to measure the correct positioning. Anybody know?
Many thanks for any help.
