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    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Upshur's opposed twin engine.
      So where are you with repairing the stripped thread! Just saying!
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Upshur's opposed twin engine.
      OK here's how you fix a stripped 1/4-32 thread. Drill and tap the hole 3/8-24. 5/16-24 won't give you enough metal at the thread root to...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Carb talk for Beginners.
      When I built my 302 V-8 engine I played around with several different designs and sizes of carburetors. What I settled on was, at the...
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    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Carb talk for Beginners.
      Steamchick working on early Triumph engines with Amal monoblock carbs you could buy slides with different cutaway to modify the off-idle...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 4 cylinder ohv engine plans.
      The plans are sent as PDF files and are in Imperial size sheets 8-1/2 x 11 which is close to Metric A4 I believe.
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 4 cylinder ohv engine plans.
      Yes the plans are still available. Send me a PM and I'll give you my email address for the information
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Carb talk for Beginners.
      Steamchick, There had to be something else going on with your carbs. I have worked on motorcycles since my late teens. (now 79)...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Carb talk for Beginners.
      I have several of the smallest 'weed eater' carbs. Several fellows from the BAEM club used them on their engines. I was in my learning...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      The revelation to me was looking into the throat of the carb on my Holt engine. At idle there is such a small gap between the throttle...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      This is an over simplification but here's an intake manifold explanation. Older carbureted engines used a dual plane manifold. This was...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      Steamchick, The most important part is the venturi itself. The reduced diameter increases the air velocity and thereby reduces the...
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.
      Terry, First question. In regard to your air bleed circuit. Have you had luck with your previous builds using this design? This is...
    • gbritnell
      Very nice job! At times I wish mine was a bit bigger.
    • gbritnell
      gbritnell replied to the thread Upshur's opposed twin engine.
      Brian I have been following your builds from the start. I appreciate all your innovation and documentation. I'm a little perplexed with...
    • gbritnell
      Brian, I'm really curious. What does the distributor on that engine have that others don't? Being the old time hot rodder that you...
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