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1. [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:41:31 -0500; My car runs good while moving and had no issues other than floor heat on my trip to Lexington. One issue that keeps annoying me is at idle after driving for a while an not moving, like at a stop ligh; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00015.html (7,455 bytes)
2. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:18:10 -0400; will start to suggestions of what mention it so I Greg, A couple of thoughts: 1. What is your idle speed? It should be about 700 rpm ish. 2. Is the wire connected to the solenoid at the carb? Is that; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00016.html (8,310 bytes)
3. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: isensee@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:07:24 -0400; The carburetor may be getting hot enough to boil the gas. Today's gas has a higher vapor pressure than it did in the 70s. That isn't a problem for the new cars which are all fuel injected, but is bad; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00017.html (8,293 bytes)
4. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Larry Ankeny" <lvphotogroup@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:32:03 -0700; You described the very problem I had one time. turned out to be a stuck float in the carb. At idle, I wasn't burning gas fast enough to keep the fuel bowl in the carb from overfilling to the point it; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00018.html (9,586 bytes)
5. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:06:48 -0500; I am hoping this is not the issue, but I will take some temps around the carb and see what they are reading. It will be interesting to see what they are. This is also one of the reasons I went with; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00019.html (9,975 bytes)
6. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:14:55 -0500; Replies below. Greg 0036 Right around 800 before putting the car in gear and the AC off. With it in gear and the AC on it is around 600. I have replaced the stock carb with and Edelbrock 1406. The el; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00020.html (8,703 bytes)
7. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:17:00 -0500; Thanks. I will see if I can check this out easily. I had rebuilt the carb last year and everything was in spec then. Greg 0036 _______________________________________________ Bricklin@autox.team.net; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00021.html (7,099 bytes)
8. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:39:57 -0400; stuck float fuel bowl in trickle into the Greg, Larry has a point here. Or you needle valve may be sticking. This can be due to crud getting into the carb. Do you have a fuel filter? Speaking of fuel; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00023.html (9,291 bytes)
9. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:53:05 -0500; I had recently replaced mine, but there was an issue. The small hoses they provided seemed to be plastic instead of rubber. A few days after getting back from Lexington I opened the hood and gas was; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00024.html (10,800 bytes)
10. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: bricklin0095@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:13:19 -0400 (EDT); I use the same carb on my 360 also. I would think your problem lies in one of two areas. Either your running out of?gas or getting too much.. I use stainless braided line between the engine mounted f; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00028.html (9,719 bytes)
11. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:09:26 -0500; I was thinking about going to a stainless braided line since I would like to have something that is better than the standard rubber hose. I checked the temps of the gas line, carb and intake. The car; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00029.html (11,773 bytes)
12. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Rick at High Tech Coatings" <rick@hightechcoatings.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:31:38 -0400; to check the vacuum advance just pull the hose off and suck on it, if it moves the point plate and holds a vacuum then it is OK if not it isn't, of course you can use a vacuum pump if you don't want; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00030.html (8,863 bytes)
13. Re: [Bricklin] Idling question (score: 1): Author: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:40:57 -0500; Thanks. I checked it for holding vacuum, but not that the point plate moving also. Vacuum itself was OK. I was thinking that it may be getting stuck after running for a while causing the idling issu; /html/bricklin/2010-07/msg00031.html (7,924 bytes)

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