Part 9 - I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore

So these stromberg carbs (I prefer shit bag carbs) are driving me mad. I'm not quite sure what has happened between driving the car last summer and today, but they seem to get progressively worse. I'm tired of backfiring, poor starting, and sweating bullets in the heat as I mess around trying to get it running. No amount of Earl Grey can stop this feeling........
I'm a mechanic, not a feckin magician!.

From people I have spoken with, they weren't that good new - apparently Jaguar in the US made a lot of money on servicing and replacing these carbs after the warranty period was up!

Ernesto used to be one of the top mechanics in a local Jaguar dealer, (he once told me I had a worn camshaft by feeling it, as the engine ran!!!) before starting his own business.
His face was like a box of frogs when I asked him to help me with these carbs - his look of disgust said it all. I trust his knowledge implicitly.


Annoyance x frustration = decision.
So Wednesday evening this week I made a decision - spend more time and money sorting these, (perhaps $450 each) to get them really sorted or in the "use what I have" vain - I have downstairs in the skunk works,



the Darth Vader of fuel delivery systems. TRIPLE WEBER 45 DCOE's with manifolds, air cleaners even a throttle linkage. They need some jets, a clean up and I will put a rebuild kit in each one - probably a $300 rehab in total........ yes- I will feel the force.
I'm going to do all mechanical modifications one at a time, so as I make changes I can feel the improvement with each change, or debug the component I have added if it isn't working properly - This way I wont be pulling my hair out trying to find out what has gone wrong with all the new bits added at once.
Off to the basement..........

stay tuned!