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Old 09-22-2016, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by undy View Post
You have two accelerator pumps, one for the primaries and another for the mechanical secondaries. If your secondary pump's actuating arm is adjusted wrong and you're not getting a shot of fuel as soon as the secondaries start to open then you'll get an initial bog. The fuel slots in the venturies don't pick up the job until after the accelerator pump has shot its w@d. It's not at all an uncommon problem.
That's why I like my carb. Just one single, simple carb, one single, simple accelerator pump, one single simple vacuum secondary canister. Other than the floats and idle mixture screws, that's it.
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