damn busted carburettor....

[Bambikiller240]

Good thing I bought 2 sets of Grose Jets along with my ZT carbs from Scott Bruning. My GF thought I was nuts to buy 2 extra sets since the carbs came with a set installed. Just sold one set on eBay a few months ago. My last "spare" set isn't for sale.

[Bruce Palmer]

Jason,

Those brass free floaters were in the 1600 roadster and 510 38mm carbs and do tend to develop tiny hairline cracks allowing those bad boys to sink. Ask me how I know and how far out of state I was when it happened. Keep an eye on them. Take 'em out every so often and shake them to see if they are taking on gas.

[e_racer1999]

^ thanks bruce, i will be sure to! i wonder if i have 38mm carbs?

[Victor Laury]

Four-screw 70~71 SU's also had the loose floats. Shake a float near your ear and listen for fluid. Sunk Floats were a big problem with the roadsters. The composite plastic floats were/are much more stable. They are availible in the "loose float" form. Try the roadster vendors. Heck try Les. He's close to you iv Vista.

[e_racer1999]

hmmm.... might have to do that. also, mine are 3 screw.... oddball carbs??

[Bruce Palmer]

Your 3 screw carbs were the later members of the early carbs and should have hinged hanging floats. We do however see just about every permutation of parts coming in on the cores we get so believe me when I say nothing surprises us....... And then you have the situation where them little Hitachi assemblers were using whatever was in the parts box that day. They learned that from the British....... :laugh:

[e_racer1999]

haha, thanks for the relief... i was beginning to worry..