Hiya Mark,
Yeh - sorry to have to blow you off in November. I did had tranny woes if you remember though - mea culpa!
Well, Onto the needle: pray tell - just what alpha numeric sonnet may per chance be impressed into the substrate atop said conical bodkin? (excuse the Shakespearean departure - )
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: So I've been reading this and reading
: this AS I WAS THROUGH IT MYSELF IN
: 1988!! Part of it is that I've seen
: Jim's project and know the efforts he
: is going through. The other part is I
: THOUGHT I HAD A FIXED NEEDLE! It's
: only been 25 years !! I've only moved
: from PA to AZ to MI. Why can't I find
: it? I KNEW where I wanted to look -an
: junk drawer of a tool box. In fact I
: look twice yesterday - not finding what
: I was looking for. (I clear tube I had
: put the needle in in 1988)
: Turned out I was looking for the wrong
: thing (tube is long gone - plastic just
: disintigrated)
:
:
: But if you know what to look for!! It
: is surrounded by the Lucas bulb,
: 175CDSE float plug, TR6 emission
: "T", Triumph factory tool to
: install the rubber welting on a door
: (you will probably want to borrow that
: some day) and the slave cylinder seal
: install tapered tool) OK FINE IS IS ON
: THE RED RAZOR KNIFE !
:
:
: So since you didn't WIN at the
: "great riddle" NOR did you
: visit me when in MI I guess I have to
: hold it hostage! The funny thing is I
: also have all the parts to convert the
: car to the "vacuum switch on the
: throttle plate"! I found all those
: looking for the needle !
: Mark
: P.S. I have a new "pricing
: policy" for the new year ANYTHING
: I do cost $20!! Show someone how to use
: an Iphone $20, snowblow your drive $20,
: fix you inground sprinkler $20.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Thanks Glen!
:
: The "Semantics Police" are
: ALWAYS appreciated - LOL
:
: That said, your comment, "pretty
: hard steel", is not what I wanted
: to hear - so I may in fact still be in
: a bit of a pickle.
:
: These are the factors I'm working with
: though:
:
: 1. Just for simplicity sake, I'd like
: to get rid of the emissions plumbing,
: so I'd need needles that aren't
: expecting the vacuum retard at idle,
: nor the bypass valve leaness during off
: throttle deceleration. That leaves me
: with the CD150 fixed needles, or the
: non-emission controlled overseas
: needles.
:
: 2. I "can" activate all the
: emission systems and then use later, US
: spec needles. But:
:
: 3. The adjustable pistons (which
: aren't needed) cost three times as much
: as the fixed needle pistons. So:
:
: 4. Buying another fixed needle piston
: is a viable option. However:
:
: 5. As you all know, the availability
: of fixed needles is the most limited of
: all.
:
: Ahhhh,.... The joys of ham-fisting a
: custom set-up. It "must be"
: what I live for.
:
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: "Anyway, in order to accommodate
: the
: later needles I'm going to have to dill
: out the holes in the bottom of the air
: valves (pistons) and "hope" I
: don't spin the steel inserts in the
: aluminum while doing so!"
:
: OK Jim, no jokes about using a drill
: instead of a pickle... but you might
: think about doing the holes in a lathe
: vs drilling. It will be next to
: impossible to keep your center true
: with a drill bit.
: Also that's some pretty hard steel.
: Glen
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: --Previous Message--
: Hi Mark!
:
: I was just getting ready to write Joe.
: I've decided on using B5BT needles.
: These were on the non-emission
: controlled MK3s. But I'll still have
: some work (of course). I have two CDs
: with fixed needles and one
: CD"S" (?) that has a
: "fixed", but spring loaded
: biased needle. I've never heard of
: that, but it figures that
: "I'D" end up with some
: odd-ball thing to deal with.
:
: Anyway, in order to accommodate the
: later needles I'm going to have to dill
: out the holes in the bottom of the air
: valves (pistons) and "hope" I
: don't spin the steel inserts in the
: aluminum while doing so!
:
: I won't need the adjustable air valves
: because all three carbs have lower
: mixture controls installed (I did have
: to modify one for this, but it looks
: good).
:
: Shouldn't have to worry about the 3
: & 5 cylinders - with the triple
: arrangement, all paths to the intake
: valves are exactly the same length.
: Nice!
:
: I'll pass on your hello.
:
: Ciao! - Jim
:
: --Previous Message--
: Jim
: I had trouble with needles 20 years ago
: when working up 150CD combos... so I'm
: sure you are having a time! Joe is
: the right guy to work with - BUT I'm
: sure he wishes you went to SU! LOL
: TELL HIM MARK HAAS -from
: "TriumphantReturn" said I
: have a stash of Morris Minor parts !!
: haha
:
: Mark
: P.S. REMEMBER to use 150CD (NOT
: CDSE'S) The center cylinders won't need
: to be fattened up if you don't have a
: log intake. With adjustable needle and
: seats you will have an easier time. IF
: I WAS TURNING TODAY I WOULD PROBABLY
: USE AN o2 and IPhone!
:
: --Previous Message--
: OK. Who's the Stromberg needle &
: Air
: Valve (piston) wizard out there?
:
: I've been working with Joe Curto for a
: while, trying to outfit the Triple 150s
: and it's been sooo complicated (some of
: that "is" my fault of
: course).
:
: Any "Wizards" out there can
: just email me directly rather than
: subject the crowd to this kind of
: minutia. Or we can just entertain them
: - try and keep the laughter to a dull
: roar. If you know a wizard on another
: board pass that onto me as well.
:
: I know at least one of you is going to
: say, "just go to SUs - they have
: lots of needles available". Nope.
: I'm not building a racer - that level
: of tuning is over kill. I'm just
: building a fun street rod. All I want
: are three matching carburetors that the
: engine (with mods) will run well with.
: And they will be 150s.
:
: Thanks!
:
: Ciao - Jim
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