Your driving style needs a tweak.
Actually the downdraft Webers are known to have a flat spot on
stamping on the gas. They flat can be mostly tuned out, but as far as
mine goes, I never fully got rid of it.
Larry
On Jun 17, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Steven Michelsen wrote:
> OK here is a silly question.
>
> I am at a stop and prepare to go forward. The clutch is in. I put
> it in 1st, let out the clutch and give the car no gas. The car
> moves forward slowly in 1st. I stamp on the gas rather than ease
> onto it. Instead of taking off, the engine revs drop to almost
> zero. I then let my foot up a bit and the car goes.
>
> Why did the engine not respond by taking off when I abruptly stood
> on the gas? Was it just bad form? Or does my weber carb need a
> tweak?
>
> Steve
>
>
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