[Spridgets] Won't Idle

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Some Facet pumps do run all the time and sound like it - simply a fact of  
its design.
 
Have you adjusted the idle screw?
 
What idle rpm are you expecting?
 
Is the vacuum advance on the distributor compatible with a single carb  
installation (rather than twin carbs on a twin carb manifold).
 
Regards
 
 
Daniel
 
 
In a message dated 24/10/2015 17:42:38 GMT Standard Time,  
spridgets at autox.team.net writes:

 
Since the fuel pump  is constantly running, I’ll guess that it is flooding 
out at idle.   
Look at your spark  plugs. 
If they’re not wet or  sooted up, look for a loose carb at the intake 
manifold.  Bill in  Oregon 
 
  
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From:  Spridgets [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of 
Michael MacLean via  Spridgets
Sent: Saturday,  October 24, 2015 1:28 AM
To:  Spridgets Net
Subject:  [Spridgets] Won't Idle
 
 
Took the Bugeye  out to run an errand tonight.  Could not get it to idle. 
As soon as I  took my foot off the gas it would die.  I recently had a 
problem with the  ethanol in the gas plugging up the fuel system after leaving it 
sit in the  garage for a few months without starting it.  I installed a new 
Facet  fuel pump, but I can hear the new pump going constantly behind me 
like the  tank is almost empty, but according to the fuel gauge it had at least 
a 1/4  tank left.  As long as I kept my foot in it and did not stop 
anywhere, it  ran like a scalded cat.  That new 1275 that I installed a few 
thousand  miles ago is finally breaking in.  I was going to replace the fuel tank.  
(I have a new one ready to paint and install), but I got it running by  
draining the old ethanol laced gas and filling the tank with 100 octane  
ethanol free gas.  I thought I cleaned the fuel system out of the  ethanol.  It 
ran great for a while. It did die a couple of times, but  started right up 
again and would idle, now I have to keep revving the throttle  at the stop 
light to keep it running.  I hate this Kalifornia  gas.
 
Mike  MacLean
 
60  Sprite
 
56  BN2




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