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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Amal 289 Throttle Slide Cutaways
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 81368" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Cripes you near confused the hell out of me............<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />..............Ok if a 4 is too lean you need less of a cutaway, so lower the slide in the carb body = machine a small amount off the base of the slide to let it sit lower. A 3 is too rich, so you need to raise the cutaway to let more air in. I think the problem is that we think of the cutaway when it is sat on a flat bench and you check the cutaway with a drill or similar, but when the slide is in the body of the carb, this changes because if all is well, the slide does not sit fully down unless you do not want the engine to idle. I have never altered the needle from its middle clip groove generally. Like I said it is all a bit experimental, only plug readings will give some indication of mixture strength, if the plugs are very sooty, then you are still to rich or if the insulator is very clean and whitish/grey then you are too lean. These engines generally run rich anyway being air cooled they need a good fuel supply to run well enough and stave off detonation to some extent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 81368, member: 597"] Cripes you near confused the hell out of me............:D..............Ok if a 4 is too lean you need less of a cutaway, so lower the slide in the carb body = machine a small amount off the base of the slide to let it sit lower. A 3 is too rich, so you need to raise the cutaway to let more air in. I think the problem is that we think of the cutaway when it is sat on a flat bench and you check the cutaway with a drill or similar, but when the slide is in the body of the carb, this changes because if all is well, the slide does not sit fully down unless you do not want the engine to idle. I have never altered the needle from its middle clip groove generally. Like I said it is all a bit experimental, only plug readings will give some indication of mixture strength, if the plugs are very sooty, then you are still to rich or if the insulator is very clean and whitish/grey then you are too lean. These engines generally run rich anyway being air cooled they need a good fuel supply to run well enough and stave off detonation to some extent. [/QUOTE]
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