George!!! Are you looking for an om-line scuffle? I can't wait to see some response from Kenyon & crew!!! CHRIS --- GeoNort@xxxxxxx wrote: > I was wondering about the part where Kennyon > mentioned taking emery cloth to > clean out the pump bore. > > "Cleaned everything out and then took emery cloth > and scuffed up the walls > of the accelerator pump bore." > > I always thought the bore just like cylinder walls > should be smooth. Being > rough, and leather being soft, I would think would > wear the piston material. > Anyone have any thoughts on this one. I just > finished doing complete rebuilds on > 2 AFB carburetors. I left the walls smooth and they > both work fine. > > Now the engine feels twitchy and responsive > and powerful. It wants to really take off. > > I'll have to adjust my driving accordingly, as I > don't > want the car to be all that aggressive - I want it > comfortable and smooth. > > > > I know the accelerator pump rod has an adjustment > to reduce the pump stroke > which will make a difference in the amount of gas > being injected in the > engine. This might help slow the rocket launch > syndrome, making take off a bit > smoother > > George > > 64 crown > 64 LeBaron. > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm