Some of you might have seen a long-running series of messages about my Weber carburettor saga. Having fitted a new 32/36 to my 2 litre Pinto, it was not behaving as well as liked, having a huge flat-spot on revving up to take off from a standstill. The previous Weber was a jumbo Grannie version, which pumped in loads of full and possibly masked this problem.
The carburettor supplier is happy to help daignose the fault, but wants me to identify the camshaft first, in case it is not original Ford spec. It might be a Piper or Kent cam of a fast road type.
According to my bit of research into this, a Piper cam is likely to have markings: BP255 mild road use, BP270 fast road use in an unmodified engine, BP 285 for really fast road use in a tuned engine and so on.
Kent cams would merely have KC followed by a number. They will advise me of the type, once I had provided this number.
On my camshaft, the only digits are LYD1, 20, F8 & FR18, in various places along the shaft.
Can anyone advise me on this puzzle, please?
Cheers
Mike
The carburettor supplier is happy to help daignose the fault, but wants me to identify the camshaft first, in case it is not original Ford spec. It might be a Piper or Kent cam of a fast road type.
According to my bit of research into this, a Piper cam is likely to have markings: BP255 mild road use, BP270 fast road use in an unmodified engine, BP 285 for really fast road use in a tuned engine and so on.
Kent cams would merely have KC followed by a number. They will advise me of the type, once I had provided this number.
On my camshaft, the only digits are LYD1, 20, F8 & FR18, in various places along the shaft.
Can anyone advise me on this puzzle, please?
Cheers
Mike
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