Common cause of power loss on Nikki carbureted models
#102
Well dang my bad. So I guess back on topic. Is there an adjustment for this, why is it threaded if not? Mine does not have a retaining nut? does there need to be one, or is it just a safety thing?
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Newly acquired '82. Wondered why secondaries never moved on their own. Would they be vacuum actuated as OEM? I think I read that. Some PO hacked this thing up (no rat's nest, A/C all stripped out). Anyway, sure enough, this one too doesn't have that end attached to that linkage, will fiddle. Weird. Would like to eventually check operation of secondaries......lots to worry about before that though.
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Newly acquired '82. Wondered why secondaries never moved on their own. Would they be vacuum actuated as OEM? I think I read that. Some PO hacked this thing up (no rat's nest, A/C all stripped out). Anyway, sure enough, this one too doesn't have that end attached to that linkage, will fiddle. Weird. Would like to eventually check operation of secondaries......lots to worry about before that though.
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I'm talking about the same cable connection everyone else is mentioning in this thread, on the rear of the carb. I'm way too early addressing this, when we get to that point I'll take pictures and ask tons of questions. I know there are linkage bits that I see unattached to anything and operation of the gas pedal (running or not) does not seem to effect the secondary butterflies at all, I've never seen them move besides me manually moving them. I'll be back with questions on this later. I'm just stoked we got the car running so easily and for no extra expense. If we keep this up it will be a great deal on a cool old car. Now to investigate manual choke operation.........
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Okay. I did hook up this dude. Can't tell if it mattered, 0 baseline, new to us car, first real road test was last night. No, have not changed fuel filter, will do. I did put some SeaFoam in the gas though. I love SeaFoam.
I did notice, while looking at lots of carb pictures last night, that NONE of them had this linkage hooked up.
I did notice, while looking at lots of carb pictures last night, that NONE of them had this linkage hooked up.
#114
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that thing is a lame design, i find them popped off the rocker on quite a few cars.
sounds funny, "your carb is off it's rocker..."
the carbs seem to work ok when everything is how it is supposed to be so i always put everything where it was originally supposed to go. the secondaries are vacuum operated so they only open under a load.
sounds funny, "your carb is off it's rocker..."
the carbs seem to work ok when everything is how it is supposed to be so i always put everything where it was originally supposed to go. the secondaries are vacuum operated so they only open under a load.
#117
There seems to be some confusion in this thread about if the rod position matters. It most certainly does. I took a couple pictures to illustrate what is going on.
Here is the correct setup:
Here is when the rod is off the teeter totter mechanism
With it in the wrong position at WOT the rod is stopped be the T-T mechanism, this allows the secondaries to only open very small amount
With the rod connected correctly it allows the secondary throttle plates to open fully, so as long as the rest of the components are functioning correctly this will restore the secondary operation.
Here is the correct setup:
Here is when the rod is off the teeter totter mechanism
With it in the wrong position at WOT the rod is stopped be the T-T mechanism, this allows the secondaries to only open very small amount
With the rod connected correctly it allows the secondary throttle plates to open fully, so as long as the rest of the components are functioning correctly this will restore the secondary operation.
#119
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not a lot,, aus and jap carbs dont have it , they only have the return spring
i have about 10 carbs in a bin out the back
,,and i have worked on countless others,, and not yet have i seen a "teeter totter"
i have about 10 carbs in a bin out the back
,,and i have worked on countless others,, and not yet have i seen a "teeter totter"
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