The 'E' Type Forum

Okay, so now I think I have to adjust it better. I do have a colortune, and of course it is a 3 carb setup, each carb serving two cyls. First - I think - I say I should warm it up by running, say, 5 minutes in idle outside, checking the fan comes up ? I have the lawnmower blade fan with the original...

Success ! I swapped the needles for an old set of UM I found in a small plastic container (someone must have given me those I don‘t recall, because I also found my old set), I put the springs back, checked everything another 5 times. Then I pumped out the old fuel via a short hose behind the fuel fi...

It never ran since I owned it. I bought a complete wreck in 2008.

The needle is not UI. It is U1. I‘ll take better pictures. And I‘ll compare the U1
(as I possibly can...) with the old needles I took out in early 2009.

Carsten

.... regarding springs and needles, I just want to rule out anything that might sum up. A bit old fuel here, too thick needle there, add a weak battery... and thats it. More google found AUC 2107 as part number which is light blue/black, 4.5 oz at 3,875=98 mm. That would 127 grams, I get 110 at 98 m...

Oh and did I say I do all the testing without the air filter + plenum ? Maybe that is needed because it richens up the mixture, because it is harder to suck air / more fuel comes out ?

Carsten

Whilst at home, after tomato + mozarella, I checked the SU springs. I don‘t know which color / force vs length values I need, I thought red, but just found SC parts show black/ blue... anyway, I tested as if they were red springs: The length of a red spring should be 2 5/8 which is 66.7 mm, at 4.5 o...

Fluel age is indeed 3 or so years. I can try to swap that of course, and put this stuff into the Traction, it will eat that no mourning....

I did a complete rebuild 9 yrs ago....they never ran. It was the first I did after the car arrived. I bought a repair kit from Joe Curto, changed the floats (checked them again yesterday). So, I am very certain to meet all the requirements. I can see that when I crank the engine (no windshield fitte...

OK setting needles: I did: - loosen the setscrew in piston - use 0.40 mm feeler gauge in nut on needle - push needle into piston until blocked by feeler gauge - from memory they don´t have a "shoulder", just a slot which fits the 0.40mm feeler blade - tighten setscrew. Should I continue with the U1 ...

I have now been there, and found a few things. - one of the float levels was way out- I set them all to 11 mm, and I now have fuel on all thre around 2 mm below the bridge level. - I found one thick idle screw was out by 3 turns not 2 - the needles are stamped U1, not UM. They are all new, iirc from...

Given the size of the compartment, is a uranium batterie needed, then ?

The one I have cannot do that. Buy a Red Top 4.2 first ?

Maybe I put my Diesel E (class) next to it and use my 25 mm solid wires ?

Carsten

.... does anyone have the spring parameters for the large damper spring in the dome ? I remember last time I noticed that the centre piston did move up and down a bit, some mm, when it ran on spray for 5 seconds, but the outer two did not. Maybe a good idea to compress them to a certain hight and me...

It never really ran after full rebuild. It runs on spray - my son said it my also be timing far off, because spray is more flameable / more tolerant. But where do you start.. iirc I set it it to -10 (per book), then turned the dissi until spark 6 (frontmost) just fired and thats it. That should do i...

Ok, I‘ll re- read them... have them somewhere here as well.

Carsten

Needles are new. They were a bit greenish after the winter, but cleaned up easily. I centred them. My main problem is language. I try to follow Mr. Heynes, but he simply uses terms like „then adjust the mixture control rod“ giving zero indication which item that may be. I also cannot find any video ...

Regarding the choke: It does do a first click without any movement, then every click moves the jet down. How far (in mm) should the choke bring the jets down ? Guess 2-3mm from bridge level ? Then another 2.5 turns takes them down another 2mm ? I have the serrated washer, I have fuel pressure. I rea...

All, I tried to start my S1, because it‘s about to go to the painter. It only starts on starter spray, runs a few seconds, then dies. I am relatively certain its the float level, because it runs smooth and nicely - but on spray only. So, I set the fuel level to 11mm- which is nearly 7/16“- but I thi...

Happy Birthday !

(55 and 60...)

... I sadly burnt mine yesterday. Was in a hurry, did get supply cables onto wrong coil spade connectors, cloud of smoke, it melted. Lucas 22D6 I think. They have gone up in price - a major german vendor is asking 230 Euros for it, vs. 93 Dollars in the US- anyone an idea where to get just the modul...

I looked for years to find a project - S1 2+2 manual and my limit was 10 grand. In the end I found one, bought it via ebay, and it was a total wreck, more or less, I re-shelled it with Pete‘s help. That was 13 years ago...

Carsten