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I’m visiting family today, they often pick things up that they think I might like .. they know me well 
What are the 2 half-open spanners at the bottom of the pic for, both are Snap on and made that way not butchered..
VWs are a big thing for them and they have just collected a Speedwell twin SU conversion + extra carbs.
The spare carbs have no adjuster on the bottom of the float bowl. Any idea what those carbs would be fitted to? 2 are new unused so might get used as donor bodies - info would be good before work starts.
Both main carbs have a pin through the bottom adjuster bolt, is this just to make it easier to grip? It doesn’t seem to connect to the drilling inside.
What are the 2 half-open spanners at the bottom of the pic for, both are Snap on and made that way not butchered..
VWs are a big thing for them and they have just collected a Speedwell twin SU conversion + extra carbs.
The spare carbs have no adjuster on the bottom of the float bowl. Any idea what those carbs would be fitted to? 2 are new unused so might get used as donor bodies - info would be good before work starts.
Both main carbs have a pin through the bottom adjuster bolt, is this just to make it easier to grip? It doesn’t seem to connect to the drilling inside.
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speed wrenches they areI’m visiting family today, they often pick things up that they think I might like .. they know me well
What are the 2 half-open spanners at the bottom of the pic for, both are Snap on and made that way not butchered..
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VWs are a big thing for them and they have just collected a Speedwell twin SU conversion + extra carbs.
The spare carbs have no adjuster on the bottom of the float bowl. Any idea what those carbs would be fitted to? 2 are new unused so might get used as donor bodies - info would be good before work starts.
Both main carbs have a pin through the bottom adjuster bolt, is this just to make it eat to grip? It doesn’t seem to connect to the drilling inside.
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And rather excellent ideas they are, from various manufacturers. We take a Facom one and carefully reshape it to a pattern, cut down in length too, to fit inside one of our machines - makes a one flat at time job on spring loaded nuts to unwound 50mm on 24 sub-assemblies from half a day of mind-numbing tedium to minutes.
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The pair on the inlet pipes are early style, which were upgraded to the no-bottom-adjust type sometime in the late 60s / early 70s.
The early ones are adjustable by using a spanner on the nut and holding the pin or vice versa - I unrecall which.
The later ones had a special tool (available from motor factor shops for a quid) to reach down through the top (once you'd removed the damper cap) and it consisted of a long thin Allen key with a long collar that sat on the shoulder of the needle housing.
Google "Stromberg adjusting tool". https://duckduckgo.com/?q=stromberg+adjusting+tool&iax=images&ia=images
Strombergs were second only to SUs as an easy to setup and almost infinitely reliable carb.
The nicest thing about them was you could throw them a very long distance.
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wow , what a family ! do they want to adopt?I’m visiting family today, they often pick things up that they think I might like .. they know me well
What are the 2 half-open spanners at the bottom of the pic for, both are Snap on and made that way not butchered..
View attachment 456273
VWs are a big thing for them and they have just collected a Speedwell twin SU conversion + extra carbs.
The spare carbs have no adjuster on the bottom of the float bowl. Any idea what those carbs would be fitted to? 2 are new unused so might get used as donor bodies - info would be good before work starts.
Both main carbs have a pin through the bottom adjuster bolt, is this just to make it easier to grip? It doesn’t seem to connect to the drilling inside.
View attachment 456274
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thanks for the knowledge , often wondered.
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I have a similar tester they come with individual leads to run the injectors from the machine directly - no need to use auxiliary power
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I’m visiting family today, they often pick things up that they think I might like .. they know me well
What are the 2 half-open spanners at the bottom of the pic for, both are Snap on and made that way not butchered..
View attachment 456273
VWs are a big thing for them and they have just collected a Speedwell twin SU conversion + extra carbs.
The spare carbs have no adjuster on the bottom of the float bowl. Any idea what those carbs would be fitted to? 2 are new unused so might get used as donor bodies - info would be good before work starts.
Both main carbs have a pin through the bottom adjuster bolt, is this just to make it easier to grip? It doesn’t seem to connect to the drilling inside.
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As @Brad93 says, open ended ratchet spanners, I’ve still got a couple.
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Stopped at one of my favorite 'antique' shops and found a nice, gently-used Starrett 0-1" micrometer in its original box, including all the paperwork and the little pin spanner tool for 22 bucks.
Also found a Starrett "Last Word" indicator in its original case, in excellent condition for $14.00. It just needs a bit of cleaning.
Also found a Starrett "Last Word" indicator in its original case, in excellent condition for $14.00. It just needs a bit of cleaning.
Don't forget the black condom inside, which was a surefire route to 20mpg..
Sorry, but why? do you have too much time on your hands?
