[Spridgets] Test drive

[Kitterer Bob]

Hi Folks,

Just finished my first extended test drive (have done a few short  
trips) and the car is running almost they way I would like.  Under  
light throttle it has a pretty steady popping or rapping, sort of  
like a race car near idle.  Considerable rapping under hard  
deceleration. Then with light acceleration it will occasionally  
gasp.  It does fine under hard acceleration and at high rpm's.

Have just finished a tune up - - new plugs at 0.030 gap, valves set,  
timing at 22 BTDC, Pentronix ignition, some minor adjustment of the  
carb balance and fuel mixture.  Seems like it is still to rich but  
the jets are only out six flats and the mixture seems to be OK at idle.

Thoughts?

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2000 Miata Special Edition