Carburettor Overhaul

I spent a few happy hours today overhauling the two SU HS4 carbs today. It was a cold rainy day so rather than spend the day in the garage, I took them indoors and sat at the diningroom table.

It wasn't a difficult job, the only tricky bit was getting one of the linkage springs back in to position but I have a pair of spare carbs that came with the car so I could use them to see how everything went back together.

I had previously bought a pair of overhaul kits from SU which contained all the seals and gaskets that I'd need and also instructions on what goes where.

Here are the pics of today's work...




The carbs as they came off the car





A handy shot of how the linkages fit, and an idea of the filth!





The first one dismantled and cleaned prior to rebuilding





One done, one to go!





A nice pair.





Looking a lot cleaner.