Graham,
Thank you for the input. I will be working on it this weekend.
Larry
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> >> Hi Larry,
> >> Just read your note about run-on.
> >> Must be something inside of your combustion chambers is glowing red hot,
> >> hot enough to cause the fuel to burn after you turn it off.?
> >>
> >> I don't mean to sound alarmist but if it were my car and I just had the
> >> engine rebuilt, I would be on the phone with the machinist and I would
> >> certainly be looking at my carb(s) for an overly lean or rich ratio as
> >> well as timing being too far advanced and looking for vacuum leaks.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >
> >Thanks for the input. I am looking into timing problems. I just "freed"
> up the
> >mechanical advance in my distributor, I also have determined that the vacuum
> >advance is not working.
> >
> >I also am looking at the mixture.
> >
> >Looks like I have my weekend booked ... again :-)
> >
> >Larry
> >
>
>
> If your engine is idling at morre than about 700rpm and/or it is too rich it
> will inevitably run on. I know MG engines idle like a bucket of bolts at
> lower revs but they were built that way so best put up with it as running on
> is very bad for the engine components.
>
> regards
> Graham McCann Rivett, ACT. Australia
> gmccann@pcug.org.au
> 06 2889055
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