Colourtune to borrow/buy ?

PostPost by: LaikaTheDog » Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:38 pm

Hi
While I am struggling to find anyone to tune webers in west London I am now looking to borrow or buy a colourtune to at least get me driving as far as the nearest rolling road in petersfield !
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PostPost by: smo17003 » Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:39 pm

There's usually a few on Ebay for sale. Use the American spelling - Colortune.
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PostPost by: alan.barker » Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:58 am

A colourtune will only help for tickover.
When you're driving it's on the other Jets which is what they will change if needed on the rolling road.
For the mixture tickover just screw in then out to standard setting.
You can drive it to the rolling road like that.
I would suggest you buy new Gasket Kits and Float Valves "Viton" for the Garage to fit.
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PostPost by: Craven » Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:19 am

Getting the carb’s balanced for air flow is far more important than mixture setting at low rpm, if you have a standard engine with correct jets etc then W/S manual set up procedure will work just fine.
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PostPost by: Baggy2 » Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:25 pm

Hi
I have a colourtune you could borrow. I'm not that far from Petersfield or if by any chance you are going to the Goodwood Members Meeting next Sunday I could take it there.
Let me know
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PostPost by: LaikaTheDog » Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:17 pm

Thankyou all
I have bought a Colourtune and also a new coil so I will have something to tinker with next week !
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PostPost by: alan.barker » Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:39 pm

I think you need a Carb balancer also.
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