[Tigers] Engine Idle Question

[Jeffery Randall]

Sounds like a major vacuum leak, did you put the base gaskets on correctly?
Installed backwards they leak air and cause air to lean out the mixture
causing you to need to keep the choke on.

On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:06 PM Joe Brown via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joe Brown
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