More Lucas PI info - some pearls of wisdom here :-)
Over the years I've collected loads of info and books about the PI system, some better than others. I have always meant to scan and post up some of the more interesting stuff. I had my scanner working recently (but not on my spanking new Vista equipped PC - incompatible!) so I thought I'd scan a few things when I came across an old trio of A4 sheets held together with a rusty staple. They appear to be pages from a magazine article but from where I don't know. The last page has a few small adds on it but no clue as to where it first appeared. The opening paragraph suggests and owners club and the adverts are 1990 vintage - if you know where this came from please let me know and I'll give them the credit. Anyway, I scanned it and OCR'd it and here it is. I've been through it to correct the OCR errors but if anything doesn't make sense shout up and I'll check the original. THE LUCAS PETROL INJECTION SYSTEM - MARK II We are very fortunate to be able to publi...
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Must be worth a good few HP over a pheonix castrator manifold.
I was looking at some re-CON ones at Malvern telling James how crap they were...Beadblast reconditioning.
Any ideas where you can get a quality item made and what it would cost??
Mind you, I can forgiv epeople for some of the PI screw ups, that whole air blead thing was news to me - ie you need the butterflies to shut tight (the crap helping them seal) so you can adjust tickover with the air bleed screw. I also never appreciate just how much movement there is in the throttle bodies when bolted to the head - the proper alignment jig makes such a difference.
Yes PI bodies wear the throttle plates a bit over time as the spindle shaft is bushed and can move laterally, not locked on bearings like a Weber/Solex/Dellorto etc. You remove that crust you end up with an idle speed you cannot lower!