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Hi all, Back from hols, carb is a HS4 FZX 1189 as fitted to the 1300 marina. Weakened the mixture until plugs are a light brown, still cuts out so turned two flats richer on the mix but still cuts out when lifting off the accelerator and coming to a stop. Met a retired Morris Mechanic on holiday he ...

Thanks everybody, The exhaust is a twin box stainless steel one with a larger bore, so changing all that could get expensive so I think making the existing carb work is a better bet. The fast idle is a cross screw head located at about 10 o'clock looking at the carb from the front of the car if this...

Thanks Cam,

I will have a look in the daylight, but going away early tomorrow so I will have a look when I get back on Saturday. Problem with dumping the marina carb is the exhaust manifold was also changed to suite the carb.

Thanks,

Leafie.

Thanks for all the help

The carb was changed by the previous owner so I don’t know if he changed the needle.

Cam asked Which carb it is? HS4, HIF44?

How do I tell the difference between the two.

Thanks,

Leafie
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Hi, Hope somebody can help, my newly acquired traveller is a 1968 with a 1098 cc engine and unleaded head, it was fitted with a marina carb by the last owner apparently to improve the throttle response. A problem arose in that the plugs were getting blackened and causing a miss fire so a friend adju...