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I have had the carb in bits and it was immaculate inside with not a trace of dirt to be found. The Jets that are in it just now are.086 primary but the main ones are not easy to read. I think they have 120 and 380 stamped on them. The rods are 65 52 The spring on the primary doesnt have any colour ...

I have had the carb in bits and it was immaculate inside with not a trace of dirt to be found.
The Jets that are in it just now are.086 primary but the main ones are not easy to read. I think they have 120 and 380 stamped on them.
The rods are 65 52
The spring on the primary doesnt have any colour

Thanks for all that info. I will give some of it a try and see how i get on :) The carb is about 12 years old and i am sure it was fitted when the car was built. Could the jets and rods be worn? I was speaking to a guy who reckons it could be fuel vapourisation as it sometimes happens on part thrott...

I have a 1998 Westfield SEight with Rover 3.5 V8 on Edelbrock 500 and inlet. The problem i have is that when the engine is fully up to temprature the WOT position feels like it has major fuel starvation. If the engine has only just reached temprature everything is perfect but after about 5-10 minute...