breathe deeply

13th May, 2007 by Jonathan

I have plans to take Midgie in to a garage to get her running problems sorted once and for all. This will probably involve having the carbs stripped down. So, my ability to justify anything and everything goes like this – if the carbs are being stripped, the can have new needles; new needles can be richer needles; richer needles go well with some sexy K&N filters. I have the fuel pump and filter to cope, so now the air filters to match.

I decided to put a tip I had read elsewhere into action – replacing the air filter bolts with studding and wing nuts. The K&N kit is fiddly to fit, trying to hold all those bits together in the right place. So, by replacing the bolts with some 8mm studding and wing nuts, it makes the job a lot easier. Note the groove in the tip of the studding, allowing it to be screwed firmly into the carb. I enjoyed that job, and she sounds even better than before!

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