Sounds like an air leak, to me. Or possibly the secondary poppet valves in
the throttle plates are sticking open.
Skip.................At 06:39 PM 3/23/98 -0500, Unger, Larry G wrote:
>Andy Ramm wrote:
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>> Can someone please advise me on the following..
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>> I have a runaway idle with the HS6s I just installed on
>> my '67 B (along with a ne LCB header). I think the
>> problem may be attributable to a vacuum leak, but the
>> darn thing won't idle below about 2K rpm. I'm planning
>> on reinstalling with a new gasket just to be sure...
>> and also the return spring tension could be greater,
>> which I'll also try. Anybody have a suggestion?
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>First ... don't increase the return spring tension
>unnecessarily, you will only accelerate the wear of the
>throttle shafts.
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>Second ... which dash pot springs are you using? ... red?
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>Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
>'61 MGA 1600 MkII
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