SU carburettor Baseline & Initial Adjustments

This is a follow on video and addresses the baseline verification of the SU carburettor , specifications , jet adjustment, float adjustment and damper. Check the previous video for the operations of the SU carburettor. and the one before tracking the performance before the tuning. Actual tuning video follows.

[gbhoday]

Please don’t apologize for being too technical. Your instructional style and delivery is exemplary and flows very nicely through the various points. You’re a natural instructor. Personally I would rather know all there is to know, then when something isn’t working right, fall back on that knowledge to troubleshoot. I watched your Weber videos too (where’s the part 3?) and looking forward to the next in this series.

[brianparkinson]

The technical content makes for better understanding and removes some of the myths associated with carburettors. Super!

[malcolmphillips]

The technical content is what makes your videos interesting and sets them apart from the others. Great learning channel. Thanks so much.

[IngeBall]

Too technical?
That is the fun part.
And thx for uploading on a friday evening as it blended well with my Laphroaig 😁

[matthewbrown]

Without this amazing video I would never have been able to fix my car and get it running again! Love from little Anguilla.

[D-vid]

Technical content can never be too technical. I learned a lot and enjoyed every bit of it.

[grayfool]

More great info. If you want to do the job correctly then you need to understand the details. You explain this very well. Your example setup is a good indication of how it can go wrong when you just guess. Thanks again for your work.

[drjohn]

Excellent video with a perfect level of technical detail - keep up this great work and anyone complaining about the level of information being too technical should remain ignorant by watching another channel.

[gabriellunard]

I have a "SU Eliminator"" carburetor on my Harley-Davidson Shovel-head, i was looking for a tutorial to tun it since decade, and, here you are ! with this perfectly clear lesson !
Thanks

[passatv]

Excellent video 👏, best one i watched in years, no crappy music in background, no ads, watched it from beginning to the end without getting bored, thank You 👍

[achimwieler]

Every time I touch the SU‘s on my TR6, I check again your videos to make sure I don‘t miss anything – great job 👍

[patadamson]

Brilliant series of videos. Don’t listen to the knockers. They could do the proper thing and just move on. For me, the level of detail is perfect to gain a better understanding of these undervalued carburetors

[jonathanparker]

Engaging factual descriptive content without waffle. Outstanding video and sound

[km-tigc]

That's about the best video I've found. I'm setting up my jaguar HIF7s and the book says 2 2/3rd turns from the bridge, but I found that too much. This guy got it best at 2 turns.

[chrishayes]

i have recently found your video's and they are excellent. You ned the technical to fully understand. Your tone and speech are excellent for learning. Very well done.

[FizzaMC]

The more people watch the videos the less technical the videos will become for people having issues. Really enjoying the content like I did with the DCOE carbs. Keep up the great work. Jim 👍😀

[rsvp]

I'm a 30 year Porsche/BMW/Mini tech. Was working on my R53 Cooper S and a nice retired couple saw me and asked if I worked on British cars. Went over and they had a 1959 Morris Minor is pretty good shape. Motor rebuilt a few years ago, but never dialed in. Running rich, bogging out on hard acceleration.

I grew up rebuilding Webers and Solex. Never worked on an SU. Thank you for expanding my knowledge base. I appreciate your style.

[SteveCrook]

Thanks for another excellent video on the SU Carburettor. Really enjoying this series and looking forward to seeing the next one.

[TheAdamwest]

Thanks for the detailed explanations. For anyone who wants to know, the popular 3-IN-ONE oil is SAE 20. I use in my SU HS2s mounted in '60 Sprite. Cheers!

[andrepienaar]

Thank you for a very interesting video. When I was an apprentice telecommunications technician in 1971 I owned a mk1 Triumph 2000 with overdrive on 3rd and 4th gears. It had two Stromberg carbs, which are very similar to the SU examples. The mechanics I talked to suggested I use 3-in-one household oil for the dampers. I checked the oil level regularly. It wasn't necessary to adjust the twin carbs in the time I had the car. I sold it when the top gasket blew. The top was skimmed, but after about 1500 miles it blew again. That meant the block would have to be skimmed, which meant a complete engine overhaul. I had a new head gasket fitted and traded it for a brand new 1973 Datsun 1200 GX.