I have exactly the same issue. Please forward any responses you get
directly off the list.
Thanks,
Mike
SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have a single Stromberg on my 74 Spit, and I am having some trouble setting
>the idle. I had written the list about 2 weeks ago regarding some fuel
>problems, but I have since fixed them. However, I am still having trouble with
>what I assume is the idle adjustment on the carb. Even though it is very hot
>here, the car takes a while to catch when I start it. It is a lot like how the
>car behaved in the dead of winter (which makes me wonder what the winter will
>be like if I don't get this problem fixed). I end up having to pump the gas
>and have the choke full on (regardless of engine temp) to start the car. The
>car also had some trouble stalling while idling, even after running for a
>while. Also, when I first start the car, unless I pump the gas, it idles low,
>and then turns itself off. This is embarassing when it coincides with you
>trying to pull away, and you stall the car. That led me to believe that I had
>to adjust the idle speed because it was too low. However, after adjustin!
> !
> g some screws, it idles at 1300 RPM, or it idles so low that the car stalls.
>Both of these things can happen 5 minutes apart from eachother and seem to
>happen completly at whim. I didn't adjust any screws that control the mixture
>or anything inside the carburator - only ones that mechanically (or so I
>think) stop the linkage from returning past a certain point when you take your
>foot off the gas. I am at a loss, but I would really like to get this problem
>fixed - it is embarassing to be stalling at stop lights all the time. Any
>advice on what is wrong or what I can do?
> Kris Powell
|