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[MRA]

Yes you need to check but if the float bowls are sitting level with 10/20 degree spacers fitted it's got to be the wrong one as above! Also technically you need the right jets for the angle as the jet hoses are different lengths and if the wrong length is fitted it will interfere with smooth operation of the choke.

I had this on a car, they where too short and pulled out :-(

Depending on which you have you may be able to simply turn them around.

[Petro1head]

I spoke to the guy who I bought the carbs from. he informed me that it is a 30deg cooper manifold purchaced from MiniIT and they only sell Cooper SCP (Npt SPC as I said) manifolds.

However I poped to my local pound shop and bough a protractor just to be 100% sure

[Klevdo2202]

http://www.minispare...c/C-AEG489.aspx

Well worth the money, that's what I've got....

[Petro1head]

Well I have checked the manifold and it is. 30deg one

[jaydee]

Theres a chance the chambers are at the wrong angle

[Petro1head]

Theres a chance the chambers are at the wrong angle

What do you mean

[rally1380]

Theres a chance the chambers are at the wrong angle

What do you mean

These little fella's angle the float bowls to the correct angles.....



The one pictured is the wrong one for a mini....think its a 20 degree one

[Petro1head]

That's not like mine. My float bowl is at the correct angle ie the top is level

Edited by Petro1head, 18 March 2013 - 10:46 PM.

[rally1380]

Must be either the manifold or the spacers that are messing things up?

How about posting some photo's.????

[Petro1head]

happy to do so and thanks agian guys for your help, will not be until this evening. What photos would you like me to take?

[Dan]

A shot of the general arrangement and a good side angle of the carb, manifold and bulkhead would be best. Try to have something else in the frame so we can assess the relationship to the engine and the angles of everything too.

[Petro1head]

Well thats going to be an interesting photo shoot :)

[Petro1head]

Hear you go. I now have about 5mm clearance

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Edited by Petro1head, 19 March 2013 - 03:07 PM.

[Dan]

Everything looks right, if the float bowl spacers are indeed black then they are non-genuine ones (I've had a set of carbs from Avonbar that were built with non-gen parts before but I can't remember who makes the bits). You do have very thick plastic carb spacers fitted which I seem to remember are 12mm, you can get 5mm fibre ones. The thing is that as well as bringing everything forward they will bring everything down so you may not gain much. Do they clear with no spacers fitted (I'm not suggesting running it without any)?

[Petro1head]

Tried with them removed but worse. The spacers are 12mm think so if I want more room I need bigger ones which is ok as its supposed to add torque

Edited by Petro1head, 19 March 2013 - 04:34 PM.