Jeff? Is that you again?
Hi, have you checked to see if the ignition timing is not hanging up or
the vacuum(if installed)
is giving the advance capsul a signal which you are cutting of when you
force the throttle closed.
The possibility of a bent throttle disc(s).
OK,..... that's me done, I'm goin' back to bed for the rest of the
day!!.........DK.
Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com wrote:
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> Subject:
> TR3 Idles Too High
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> I've recently rebuilt the engine and re-installed the original H6 carbs.
> Other than the big-bore kit, the guts of the engine are all stock. I can't
> seem to get the engine to idle at less than 1800 RPMs. I've disconnected
> the throttle linkage and backed the idle screws and choke cam screw all the
> way out. If I twist hard on the throttle shaft, I can get the idle down to
> about 800 RPMs, but as soon as I let go, it revs back up again. While the
> throttle shaft bushings are suspect, if air was passing through them,
> wouldn't this cause the engine to idle too low? Before I rip into the carbs
> and check the throttle plates, any ideas?
>
> Jeff Williamson
> Belleville, MI
> '60 TR3A
> '58 TR3A
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