running a nikki carb, don't hate me!

Post by **callyspoy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:50 pm

so i have a nikki carb, it doesn't really work all that great, and i was wondering ifanyone could give me a few little notes on making it run better(and no "swap back to s.u" please!!) if you try to accelerate, it just farts, pretty much until the second part opens, at which point its okay. had a look at the jet, doesn't seem in a bad way, so please...if you can help...im all ears![

Post by **dunketh** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:55 pm

(and no "swap back to s.u" please!!)

Doh... spoil our fun why don't you!

No help I know but, is it one of those groovy ones where you can see the fuel inside?

Its got to be a fuelling issue. If it starts behaving when the 2nd choke is open. All thats doing is shoving more fuel in.

Post by **alainmoran** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:16 pm

I have a couple of spare SU ones if you'll pay the postage ;)

Post by **callyspoy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:32 pm

i am a spoil sport aren't i! sorry! but yes it is the one with the fuel level you can see, i was taken on by the beauty of it! and alan my friend, i have an abundancy of su's thanks! ;-)
and dunketh, i know, its crap! i was hoping someone would own one already, alas!

Post by **alainmoran** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:15 am

Heh .. yeh, theyre clogging up my garage until I can find a dual inlet manifold and a siamesing kit ... one day .. one day ;D

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:05 pm

Really - that carb is well know in the Mini world for being hopeless. Give it up - the SU is a very clever (and surprisingly simple) piece of engineering with it's variable throat area - it is the way to go.
There was a lad on one of the Mini forums recently tried and tried against all the advice to make one of these work - after weeks of banging his head against the wall - he put on a nice big SU and bingo - his car went better than ever before.

Post by **plastic_orange** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:32 pm

I've got an inlet manifold for a pair of 1 1/4 SU's if you want.

Pete

Post by **Packedup** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:14 am

If my HIF38 and inlet ever turn up, I should have a pair of HS2s to go on an inlet. And the inlet for them to go on too!

But I'm a compulsive hoarder, and yet I'm willing to flog these carbs. That should say more than enough about the condition of them..! ;)

Post by **paul.kissick** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:10 am

I've got an inlet manifold for a pair of 1 1/4 SU's if you want.

pete does this fit the 1098 if so i might b interested in it?

Post by **plastic_orange** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:07 pm

Yes, It's from an MG 1100. You'd need a pair of carbs for it though.

Pete

Post by **alainmoran** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:49 pm

plastic_orange wrote:Yes, It's from an MG 1100. You'd need a pair of carbs for it though.

Pete

I have the carbs ... how much do you want for it?