Post 3: Carburettors

14th March 2017:  So I want to talk about carburettors!  This car uses the SU carburettor which is a fairly simple beast and was used on most British cars of a certain age.  IF you are like me, being an ex Ford man, the first problem in fixing one is to figure out which type you have - well I found a Moss video that was really helpful as it explains the codes and numbers and its here ->

Having identified I have HD carbs I set about ordering some spares as I needed the main jet as a minimum as the diaphragm wasn't in good shape so I sourced two service kits. 


Dismantling was hindered by the fact that the carburettors were all seized up through years of non use but nothing a bit of WD40, petrol and carb cleaner wouldn't release, all parts are now free as you can see in the video pt1 - yes a video.

And an image of the dismantled parts ready for re-assembly.  I found that the SU kit had many more bits in than I really wanted and I could have ordered individual parts cheaper but now I know!

And below one of it back together, it went back together well and now I just need to do the same for number two.  Maybe the next post will see them both back on the engine.