jordanpaulk:
Something to be said for that. Perhaps they have an air fuel meter to aid in the fine tuning dial in, especially in situations where the customer doesn't know all the specifics of his/her motor.
Although, I found that knowing all the information doesn't make a difference with some shops. wink Yeah Jordy, I know what you mean. With some shops, they can't even dial in your motor if you have a bunch of corrosion in your tanks and lines! I mean, what is a little water in the gas, huh?
Funny story. I knew this guy once, who had a bunch of water and corrosion in his lines, which ruined his carbs among other things. Plus, he had a bad regulator, his timing was way off because he had a bunch of different timing marks on his balancer and stuff, and to top it all off, he was impatient with the builder and needed his carbs back together for an impromptu river trip. But, they were waiting on parts, so he decided to use his old floats in the meantime. THEN, when he re-used his old floats while they waited for the new parts, they went bad! Can you imagine the headaches? So, with bad floats, water in the fuel and a gobs of corrosion throughout, he went to tune his carbs in and couldn't keep the boat running. Weird, huh? The carbs must just be junk I figure.
What is really strange is, this builder didn't use an air fuel meter either. I would blame the lack of air/fuel meter. That was probably at least as much to blame for the problems as the rest of the train wreck.
The best part is, my buddy got all pissed about the carbs not performing under these ideal circumstances, and now wants his money back. The carb builder had the balls to offer a new rebuild and update free of charge instead! I mean, why should it be my buddies fault if he brought carbs to a builder and then bolted them on a motor with a lot of problems? Some sob story huh?
Boy oh boy, I would hate to be that carb guy if that story ever made it on the internet. To think that spending a bunch of money on carburetors won't solve all of your fuel delivery problems. I mean, you would think that spending some serious coin on carbs would get all of the other problems solved too, right?