[arcturus]

I tried to balance the carbs. At idle, it seemed as if the engine was running on just the front carb. Because I didn’t want to take off the air filters, I balanced using those “divining wires“ that go into the top on the piston when you take out the damper caps. The engine really wanted to run on the front carb, but eventually I think I got them balanced.


That got me thinking. If I could get access to a lathe I would turn out two "plugs" that would fit snug after removing the damping plunger, bore a hole in the center and insert a rod with calibration markers. The rise and fall of the rods would allow me to balance the carb air flow without the balls aching problem of removing the air filters on theB16b, H4 carbs.