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Old 06-20-2010, 06:07 PM   #1
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Default Tilly Books

Does the Tillotson book by David Hatch have more info than the Tillotson section in the Paul Moller carb book (which I already have)?
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Old 06-20-2010, 09:10 PM   #2
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Probably good advice, but I'll give my Tilly a try first. The Hatch book is available from Bratton's.
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:19 AM   #3
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When I bought my 30 Sport Coupe, 12 years ago, it came with a Tilly. In my haste to get to "original" I traded the Tilly for a Zenith that had been restored by a well known carb restorer with a book of his own on carb restorations. I never could get my car to run as well with the Zenith as I could with the Tilly and soon after bought another Tilly without the same high class genes as the Zenith and she has been running beautifully ever after.

In fact after that I had an opportunity to buy a new original Tilly still in the original box. It sits on the shelf ready to go if ever needed.

After following the carb threads on Fordbarn and Ahooga over the years, it seems some cars do better with Tillys and some with Zeniths. That is MHO for what it is worth.
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:23 AM   #4
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Well the ol 4x4 rule fits this one. Four of us will Say go left and the other four say go right. I battled both the Tilly and the Zenith until I got them both to run well. I like the Zenith because they were designed for the "A". After a solid rebuild and flow testing the jets I get 19.5 mpg. After hearing about heating the tilly castings in Mama's oven to straighten the warped flanges (it works) I have two nice Tilly's I keep in the trunk. Only my opinion but the Tilly seems to be a little quicker off the line. Have not heard of the Hatch book.
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Old 06-21-2010, 01:47 PM   #5
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Tillys are very easy to work on. Try my website for practical tips not in books:

http://members.fortunecity.com/pjsauber/TillyCarb.htm'
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