[Rovernet] Why HS8's on the Rover TC2000?

[Vern Inkspot]

Exactly. And the P6 gasket is a good guess too.

Yours
Vern

> On Oct 6, 2024, at 1:55 PM, Tom Rymes via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>> On Oct 6, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Vern Inkspot via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> A “proper” HD8 has an actual idle circuit which was removed for the P6 application.
> 
> Interesting, Vern! Does the Rover instead rely on propping the throttle open slightly, like the HS carbs on an MGB (and presumably the HS8 on the later 2000TCs)?
> 
> I once had a 3-Litre P5 that I couldn’t figure out how to tune properly, as it would just refuse to run on the idle circuit. I eventually removed it and found a gasket that did not have a hole for the idle circuit, thus blocking it completely. Perhaps that gasket was meant for a P6?
> 
> Tom
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