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Old 25-09-19, 05:04 PM   #3
gadget
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Default Re: Alternative balancing tool !

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Originally Posted by johnnyrod View Post
I did a quick google and if it's the sort I'm thinking of then it measures air flow in not vacuum pressure after the butterfly. The point of balancing the carbs is so the slides lift together which is down to equal vacuums that then draw the air out of the chamber above the diaphragm, so while airflow is related, I doubt it'd be accurate enough. Also the airflow at tickover is quite small.

Aha, good point, didn't think of that.
Many thanks for the info, I may have been messing with that tool all day and getting false readings and probably doing more harm than good.
Cheers.
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