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Subject: [TR] erratic carburator idle
From: rrochlin at comcast.net (Rochlin Robert)
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 10:54:18 -0400
        I?ve been working through, what I think is, a carburetor problem. My 
72? TR6 has a rebuilt engine with a Goodparts mild cam and compression of about 
9:1. Then I start from cold the engine runs really well, but after it is 
throughly warmed up it gets finicky.  When I idle for a long period of time the 
idle will gradually decay.  Also if I stop, the engine will start right up, but 
idle at a very low RPM.  This poor idle improves as the engine is rum for a 
while. On one hand is sounds like vapor lock or at least heat effecting the 
carburetors, but the weather here is not hot yet and the engine seems to 
exhibit this behavior when the ambient temperature is in the 60?s F.   My knee 
jerk reaction is that I should add a carburetor heat shield, but before I did 
that I wanted two ask if anyone else has had this difficulty or may suggest 
something I?m missing. 
   Thanks in advance.
        Bob

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