Cole Harvey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am have trouble with the idle on my SII. The car has a SV engine with
> Zenith carbs. I have never rebuilt them. The problem is that when the car
> is warmed up it will not idle correctly.
For a quick check of any seals around the carbbys. At idle spray WD-40 at all
fittins if the engine raises in rpms then you have an intake leak . if the area
at the thru-rods does the raising of rpms then the seal is gone .
> This is what happens: if I drive
> up to a stop light I put in the clutch and the car idles at 1500rpm for a
> few seconds and then drops to such a low idle that the car usually dies,
> some times it comes back up to 1500rpm.
You should have set the carbs up for the idle before and if the engine idles
too slowly it may be just an adjustment. I would defintely rebuild at any
chance, just to make sure ,,,first. .
> The car has an electric fuel pump
> with a regulator. I tested the system and the pressure is about 1.5-2psi.
> I plan on rebuilding the carbs soon but I don't what to over look any thing
> that might fix the problem.
>
The clutch will slow down the engine at any rate but shouldn't kill it.
My 2p
chuck
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