Needle and seat hang up on Stromberg 97

[ken ct]

Originally Posted by Mike51Merc

Chris:

I see from your photo that your bell crank linkage is set in a straight up position at rest (idle). I found that setting mine like that causes the throttle plates to be out of sync when you open them because of the geometry. Take a look down the carbs as you work the throttle open and you'll see what I mean.

I set my bell cranks at around 10 o'clock at idle to cure the problem. They swing from around 10 to 2 o'clock (if they point upwards like yours).

Thats a good point Mike,should be at a 10 to 2 swing. 10 at throttles closed. ken ct.