[TR] 1980 Spit: vacuum retard

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Wed Jun 3 13:44:16 MDT 2009


>  However,
> when I got my 1974 TR6, also with the retard unit, I couldn't get a
> nice, low, steady idle until I reconnected the unit.  

Hopefully this isn't too obvious for words, Tim.  With the 73 Stag motor, I
had to bend the clips that operate the float bowl vent valves to get the
idle down without the vacuum retard.  They were nominally adjustable, but
the adjustment didn't have enough range.

-- Randall 


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