nopdog
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Need some advice.
Put some new amals on my 71 Commando about 12 months ago and they have both been running fine until recently when the right slide started sticking at half throttle and up.
I’ve been running about 2mil hard gaskets between carb body and manifolds and hard gaskets between manifolds and head. Is this ok?
I’ve also been using locktight in the screws and nuts. What torque is recommended for the nuts carb to manifold and manifold to head.
I’ve just taken the carb off again (I’m getting pretty good at it) and the slide is a little tight in the carb barrel from about halfway up. Is it ok to lightly sand the barrel with wet n dry till I get free movement?
Thought I would ask before I do something I can’t undo.
Thanks
Simon
I should also say that I’ve only been doing the nuts up on the carb to manifold tight when it just bites and then about half a turn.
Put some new amals on my 71 Commando about 12 months ago and they have both been running fine until recently when the right slide started sticking at half throttle and up.
I’ve been running about 2mil hard gaskets between carb body and manifolds and hard gaskets between manifolds and head. Is this ok?
I’ve also been using locktight in the screws and nuts. What torque is recommended for the nuts carb to manifold and manifold to head.
I’ve just taken the carb off again (I’m getting pretty good at it) and the slide is a little tight in the carb barrel from about halfway up. Is it ok to lightly sand the barrel with wet n dry till I get free movement?
Thought I would ask before I do something I can’t undo.
Thanks
Simon
I should also say that I’ve only been doing the nuts up on the carb to manifold tight when it just bites and then about half a turn.
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