Marcos Maniacs

Hi Michael,
   I have a matching set of twin 1 3/4" SU's which I took off my racing TR7 
if you are interested.

Garry Diver


>From: "Donny Lang" <indigo@...>
>Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>To: <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Windshield Wipers
>Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:03:36 -0400
>
>Michael, I looked at and drove your car when Hayes had it for sale back in 
>2001, but ended up buying a project Marcos and a TVR from him instead. I 
>guess you got the transmission leak fixed?
>As far as carburetion goes, the stock Stromberg setup isn't too bad for 
>everyday driving and is one of the easiest to maintain. At the time I was 
>looking at you car, I had a Volvo-Penta marine triple Solex setup from a 
>B30 that I was looking to fit to the car. Though I never tried it (because 
>I didn't buy the car), I don't think that setup would bolt into the Marcos 
>because of interference with the upper frame rail. I think that this is the 
>setup that Don L. was talking about. The marine version used three 1 barrel 
>carbs, not to be confused with Solex/DelOrto/Weber 2 barrel side draft 
>carbs. I sold my intake/carb assembly to a friend, but may possibly be able 
>to find another. Your best bet is to try to find the rare triple side draft 
>manifold (not marine), or just swap out a pair of 1 3/4 SUs from an early 
>Volvo or various British cars.  - Donny
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Michael Crews
>   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:25 PM
>   Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Windshield Wipers
>
>
>
>   Hi Ron,
>
>   Rain-X and go fast!!
>
>   By the way, I have A 3 litre Volvo staight six and the Zenith Srombergs 
>are driving me crazy, do you know of any source of Volvo performance parts 
>where I could get either a double or triple Weber setup?
>
>   Thanks
>
>   Michael
>
>
>
>
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>     From: "McLeod, Ronald" <ronald.mcleod@...>
>     Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>     To: "MarcosManiacs (MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com)" 
><MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>
>     Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Windshield Wipers
>     Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:34:38 -0400
>
>
>
>     Maniacs . . .
>
>     That should be windscreen wipers, I guess.  I only drive my Mantis on 
>sunny summer weekends, but a week ago, on the way home from a car show, I 
>got caught in a real deluge - rain coming down in buckets.  And I 
>discovered that my windshield wipers are verrrry slowwww.  Not surprising, 
>perhaps, as the motor and and all the under-dash stuff are original (35 
>years old), and I can't remember the last time I had to use them.
>
>     So, my question is, what should I do to restore proper operation of my 
>windscreen wipers, so that when I get caught in another downpour, they will 
>perform as expected?
>
>     Thanks in advance.
>
>     Regards . . . Ron McLeod
>     Marcos Mantis P8/5858
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