New Amal MK 1

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Got this from another site which may be of interest:

"I am writing to customers ordering 30mm Mark 1 carburetters because we will shortly be introducing an improved version of the Mark 1 Concentric carburetter for four stroke use which we call the Premier version. It includes all the recent upgrades such as hard anodised slide, Stay-up float and aluminium needle valve. It has also been modified to use a new design of pilot jet.

The new jet screws into the body in the opposite position to the pilot air screw and replaces the pilot bush previously used. This positions the jet in the same position as the pilot bush and in the optimum location for four stroke use. The jet can easily be removed for cleaning and has been designed to tolerances so close that the jet can be replaced if required without the need to re-tune the idle circuit. Everybody who has used the new carburetters so far have reported noticeable improvements in idling and low speed running. Mileages of up to 1500 miles have been reported so far without problems.

The carburetter is currently available in 30mm only for £116.00 plus shipping (and VAT if applicable) with a 2 year guarantee. This is a preliminary offer because in exchange we would like to hear any feedback you may have on how the carburetter performs."
 
Sounds good.
I am considering the hard anodised slides.
Looking at their pictures of them, the slide diameter extends to the top of the slide, which gives more support in the body than the old type.
 
Just ran a couple through their online site and the figures are:

Slides are £22.95 each and £12.50 shipping to Aus, not sure on the exchange rate.

They accept PayPal as well.
 
I hope they've done a better job with the Mk1's than they did with the Mk2's.
Mk2 hard anodised slides are utterly useless.
 
AussieCombat said:
More imfo Rich. Do they wear ??

No it's not a wear problem. They don't shut of well in fully down position there's too much leakage airflow even when the adjuster are fully out and the slide bottomed. Result is that the pilot circuit has no real control over the idle (plain aluminium ones are no better). The Mk2 type are very different to the Mk1's so I wouldn't necessarily expect problems it just seems that whenever I've swapped carb parts for what are supposed to direct replacements I've had problems.
 
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