[Tigers] Engine Idle Question

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Have to close it slowly as the engine heats up. But, I don;t think that explains why you should have to keep it above 2000 rpm when you first start it.   If you have the owner's manual for the carb, I would suggest going through the adjustments to see if anything is off. You never mentioned how it runs once warmed up.  It it runs okay when warm, then you'd have to assume something is going on with the choke. And since it's a manual choke it seemingly would be something simple that isn't right.
In a message dated 12/3/2019 10:06:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, tigers at autox.team.net writes:

It's a manual choke. Pull the knob to close it. Push the knob to open it.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 8:42 PM Tom Parker <tkparker1941 at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Joe, Been there, got the t-shirt. My Kitty ('67 Mark 2 - 289), likes the temp gauge  off cold, almost up to operating temperature before it wants to run smoothly. Is the choke temp controlled or on a timer? My Holley uses a timer... not sure I like it.
Good hunting. Pls report back when you "fix" it...
Tom



On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 5:31 PM Joe Brown via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
Me again,
I'm starting up my engine now and it seems to run fine but only if I keep the RPMs up above 2000.  I have an Edelbrock AVS2 500CFM carb on an otherwise stock engine.  I have the distributor vacuum  advance plugged into the metered vac port on the carb and all other vac ports are plugged.  The is a manual choke carb and I have the choke closed when I start the engine.  After running the engine for a few minutes if I try to open the choke the engine dies.
So, I'm looking for ideas.  How long do I need to let the engine run before opening the choke?  Is the timing causing the need to run at high RPMs?  I haven't tried to adjust the timing yet.
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