Ken,
I'm apparently picking this thread up after some conversation has already
occurred. However, at the expense of offering advice that has already been
provided, here's my take on your situation.
When you mention that the car idles at 900 rpm until you blip the throttle,
I'm led to think that you either have a sticky throttle, sticky carburetor
butterfly, or a butterfly that may be improperly sealing the throat of the
carburetor. Have you rebuilt the carburetor lately? Or, is it in need of a
rebuild?
To check the throttle butterfly, I suggest removing the carburetor from the
manifold and shining a flashlight at one side of the butterfly while looking
in the other side. The light should seep around the outer side of the
butterfly equally. (I like to think that it looks like a solar eclipse,
with the butterfly being the moon as it blocks the sun.)
If any of this information has already been shared and already been shot
down, I apologize for using up the bandwidth.
Eric Conrad
Denver, CO
econrad@teal.csn.net
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of KHOCO@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 1:55 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 70 spit fast idle update
Ok had the timing wrong should be 2 deg atdc. Now set to about 4 deg atdc.
Idle still at 1600 rpm. checked dwell thats ok (40). Funny if I start the
car
without touching the throttle the car will idle at about 900 rpm, as soon as
I blip the throttle it goes up to 1600 and stays there. I've run out of
things to check and am now experencing serious brain lock. Help!
Ken Copeland
70 GT6+ KC78784
70 Spit FDU84919
70 GT6+ KC81551 (Ok so I like 70s)
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