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Engine & Transmission > timing (4 replies - 9620 views) thks brett..one question...not familiar with cam pulleys..how do you do that step? ... 10-11-2012 07:39 pm Ignition > Problems with my ignition (8 replies - 19848 views) Brett, where do i find the cam inlet and exhaust marks? ... 10-11-2012 06:16 am Engine & Transmission > timing (4 replies - 9620 views) Really need help...anyone help me set timing and get my jh running.. live in cave creek az...tried to do it manually but can't get it ... 10-11-2012 05:47 am Engine & Transmission > Engine shake at Idle (2 replies - 7359 views) Finally got my 1975 JH going but at idle the engine seems to run a little rough and it shakes. Also, I have some smoke ... 07-09-2012 02:34 pm Ignition > Timing (8 replies - 18572 views) Ok well i got the #1 spark plug lined up..it started up fairly easily..still smokes a bit. I put the timing light on it and ... 05-06-2012 04:04 pm Ignition > Timing (8 replies - 18572 views) Ok will report back later ... 05-06-2012 03:28 pm Ignition > Timing (8 replies - 18572 views) Thanks Mitch. ..i already have turned it fully away from me and it's still way too advanced....do i have to take the distributor out and ... 05-06-2012 02:21 am Ignition > Timing (8 replies - 18572 views) I put the timing light on and saw that my timing is far advanced at idle, ie it's before the "check" marks , ie it's ... 05-06-2012 01:15 am Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Ok so i got the timing set, the carbs are balanced. I checked the oil and there is no smell of petrol. Still getting smoke ... 06-15-2011 07:34 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Didn't go too far on max advance cause of smoke but it went back 5 or so degrees when I revved it a bit.
I need ... 06-09-2011 05:41 am Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) So I got the timing set at 10 BTDC at idle...however, the exhaust is smoking more than usual and i'm getting some spitting around the ... 06-09-2011 04:39 am Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Thanks...I'll check the springs tonight...i'm pretty sure that i don't have the clamp nut (green arrow)..but i'll check..
Will report back later...thank again ... 06-07-2011 05:13 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) I'll check the springs but did you replace yours with something else? Ie not stock.
Also, can you walk me through setting the timing? I want ... 06-06-2011 05:19 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Ok I have them all lined up pretty much....here's some other interesting stuff...
1. When I pull the throttle lever in between the carbs it seems ... 06-06-2011 12:44 am Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Ok so I got it so the butterflies all look to be in the same position...problem now is that cylinders 1 &2 go right up ... 06-05-2011 07:14 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) one thing i did notice was that when i turn the carbtune upside down and before the engine is switched on the 4 cylinders all ... 06-05-2011 05:41 am Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) front carb butterfly is about 30-35 degrees open ...the rear carb is closed or very nearly closed. ... 05-30-2011 11:59 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) OK tried all of that...I did the upside down test and whatever I did I couldn't get the two carbs to less than 9cmhg between ... 05-30-2011 08:46 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) ok i'll give it a go ... 05-29-2011 03:39 pm Carburetors > Morgan Carbtune (33 replies - 57572 views) Got the Morgan Carbtune and fixed it all up....Problem I have is that I only get movement in the rods for cylinders 3 & 4. ... 05-29-2011 03:54 am Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) Thanks joachim...and i agree about the hamill book btw...i need to get some of those thackary springs...delta didn't have any yesterday .
The carbtune you speak ... 04-21-2011 07:42 pm Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) thanks Brett - I haven't got to the point of tuning them yet...just want to get it running first. You know I spoke to a ... 04-21-2011 04:24 pm Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) My dellortos have two "breather" ports under the K&N filter; looks like someone added that on. One goes to the engine and the other gors ... 04-21-2011 03:34 am Carburetors > dellorto hoses (5 replies - 11270 views) thanks Jim,
yes i took another look and the two vents are directly underneath the k&n filter. It looks like someone bolted these on. One hose ... 04-21-2011 03:30 am Carburetors > dellorto hoses (5 replies - 11270 views) actually no....I went to Delta and it's a breather tube..they have em but they're $40 each!! ... 04-20-2011 09:32 pm Carburetors > dellorto hoses (5 replies - 11270 views) Does anyone know where to get the bigger, shorter hose with the elbow that comes out of the dellorto carbs?
... 04-20-2011 03:45 am Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) Ok so if I understand it the best thing to do here is check for vacuum leaks, set idle timing to 10 degrees btdc and ... 04-18-2011 10:29 pm Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) Thanks Joachim...
Actually i think i might have a vacuum leak as well...I guess that would explain the high revving and maybe the bogging of the ... 04-18-2011 10:08 pm Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) Also, I didn't mention this but I set the timing at 15 degrees BTDC. In the garage it worked fine and it idled nice at ... 04-18-2011 04:40 pm Carburetors > revving issues (17 replies - 27500 views) OK here's a new one.....I finally got the dellortos back on and I got the Jensen running nicely and idling at 1000 rpm in the ... 04-18-2011 03:41 am Carburetors > Dellorto DHLA 45 (5 replies - 12831 views) thanks brett ... 03-27-2011 04:40 pm Carburetors > Dellorto DHLA 45 (5 replies - 12831 views) Hey Brett,
I asked s jewelry repair shop to try and laser weld the piece back on but they couldn't do it. can you take me ... 03-26-2011 04:08 pm Carburetors > Machinist in Phoenix/Scottsdale area (0 replies - 4860 views) Anyone know a good machinist in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area ?? I have a couple of stripped screws on my dellortos that i need to remove.
Thanks!
... 02-03-2011 04:22 pm Carburetors > Dellorto DHLA 45 (5 replies - 12831 views) Brett, no problem
I have ordered the Des hammill book but until it arrives I don't know how to get the idle mixture screws out (I ... 02-02-2011 03:51 pm Carburetors > Dellorto DHLA 45 (5 replies - 12831 views) I need to replace 2 of my idle mixture screws...anyone know how to remove them?
Also, as many people have done before me, I took out ... 02-02-2011 02:30 am Carburetors > Runnung Rich I think? (7 replies - 13870 views) Ok i follow how to do the compression test but of course I can't get my engine warm because it won't start. If I do ... 01-06-2011 03:30 pm Carburetors > Runnung Rich I think? (7 replies - 13870 views) Dan - Thanks for the info...
Yes the car was running before but i do know that the compression was low. Problem is I had that ... 01-06-2011 03:03 pm Carburetors > Runnung Rich I think? (7 replies - 13870 views) I've never done a compression test before..could you tell me how to do it on my non-running Jensen?
Thanks ... 01-06-2011 02:10 am Carburetors > Runnung Rich I think? (7 replies - 13870 views) I have a 1975 Jensen Healey with Dellorto 45Es. I recently installed a pertronix flamethrower coil and ignitor, new cables, dizzy cao, rotor etc. Spark ... 01-02-2011 06:20 pm Carburetors > No Start - Smoke (5 replies - 10778 views) Ok will do. ... 12-06-2010 03:32 pm | |
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