Re: Another day in the war on LUCAS. (warning, rambly post, with a question able idle speed vs. spark voltage)

["Vince J. Pujalte" <pujalte@stic.net>]

Trevor Boicey wrote:
> 
>   So I rewired the low tension circuit to get voltage from
> another location, and fired it up. Weirdly enough, the idle
> dropped instantly to 500rpm, from 800. It ran very smooth,
> but I am still not entirely sure why better sparks makes
> the idle drop.
> Trevor,
  This was subsequent to the new choke cable now supplying tension
to shut the choke.
  I think it now pushes your carb linkage to the lowest step of the fast 
idle cam.
  I love diagnostics!

-Vince
2 MG's in a 1 car garage.