Yes! I forgot-when I had my first spitty, and this occured, I had the
stromberg-and it was the needle as Atwell described.
Laura G. and Nigel (Spitty #3)
-----Original Message-----
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
To: SpitfireKP@aol.com <SpitfireKP@aol.com>; Spitfires@autox.team.net
<Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: stalling spitfire (somewhat long)
>
>Kris,
>
>You forgot to mention if you are running the original Zenith-Stromberg
>carb. If so maybe we can help.
>
>First look over the engine compartment and make sure all your vacuum lines
>are snug and secure.
>
>If they are, one thing I would suspect the Bypass-Deceleration valve. This
>is a spring-loaded device mounted on the front side of the carb. It is made
>of metal and has what looks like an adjusting screw pointing forward.
>
>The carb books caution against trying to adjust this thing, although the
>Bentley manual has an adjustment procedure. New ones are $40 - $50.
>
>It is possible to unscrew it (3 screws) and install a blank gasket against
>the carb that would render it harmless. A side effect to this action might
>be backfiring when you let off the throttle, though. At least that would
>allow you to set your idle and mixture more accurately.
>
>If you are unsure of it's location, email me off-list and I'll attach a
>diagram.
>
>The other suspects would be float level, a worn/dirty needle and seat, or
>even a bad distributor diapragm.
>
>Regards,
>
>Atwell Haines
>'79 Spitfire
>
>At 08:14 PM 4/11/99 EDT, SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>I have had a problem where my car stalls at stop signs for a while.
Whenever
>>I am moving and I shift into neutral and brake to a stop, the RPMs drop
and
>>the engine eventually stops. I can then restart the car and sometimes it
>>stays on, sometimes it doesnt. When I fisrt start the car, it idles
>without a
>>problem. It is only after I have been moving and come to a stop. If the
car
>>does not stall after that, the RPMs move from 600 to 1500, with no input
on
>>the throttle. At first, I turned the idle adjust screw, thinking that it
>>would adjust the idle speed. Only later, my dad told me that I was
adjusting
>>the mixture. Later, I adjusted the actual idle control, but in order to
keep
>>it from stalling, the car idles at nearly 1400-1500 RPM. Can anyone help
me?
>>I am afraid of messing with the mixture anymore, b/c I dont want to burn
the
>>valves. I cannot afford to take it to a mechanic, b/c I will be spending
all
>>availible money repairing my mom's Volvo, which I drove into the back of a
>>Ford truck last week. It is somewhat embarassing to have the car stall at
>>every stopsign, but after running into a truck with my girlfriend in the
>>passenger seat, I dont think it matters anymore. This brings me to another
>>problem which I have encountered, of course, with my girlfiend in the car.
>>One night last week, I made a sharp turn in a parking lot while turning
>>around. The car stalled, for no apparent reason, and when I turned it back
>>on, it would not rev above 3000 RPM. I had to drive home at an incredibly
>>slow speed as a result. The next morning everything ws fine. This has
>>happened twice before, but always I have been able to restart the car, and
>>the problem goes away. Can anyone help with either problem?
>>
>>Kris Powell
>>
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