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Anyone ever fitted a SU hif44E carb to a SJ?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:53 pm
by slaterfett
Hi folks.

Anyone ever fitted a SU hif44E carb to a SJ?

I've bought a SU HIFF44E off ebay and for the life of me I cannot get it to work.
It was off a Maestro which had done 40,000 miles.

This carb has a solenoid fitted to it which connects to the ignition, a fuel cut off I think.

Basically I've got fuel going to the carb but no fuel is reaching the inlet manifold. So no spark or engine start. I've fitted everything correctly.

Thanks in advance

Re: Anyone ever fitted a SU hif44E carb to a SJ?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:14 pm
by Darrell
I believe the solenoid to be a fuel shut-off like you said, so I assume you have left this disconnected.

http://www.maestro.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=10360

Re: Anyone ever fitted a SU hif44E carb to a SJ?

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:09 pm
by chris71920
Mines got an HIF44E and it works fine! I just left the solenoid as it is, unconnected. And hooked the lines up as with a standard HIF and off she went :)

Have you checked the float level and that the needle valve is letting fuel in?

Re: Anyone ever fitted a SU hif44E carb to a SJ?

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:55 pm
by Edweird
You said there's no spark?