Re: carb trouble

From: Christopher Albers (Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 16:29:13 CDT


chris.rife(at)vanderbilt.edu writes:
>I'm having some trouble getting my carbs (Zenith) tuned up. Here's the
>deal: idle is fine, but the initial push on the throttle causes lots of
>stuttering, sometimes even backfiring through the carb, then it smoothes
>out and runs fine again. Any ideas on what this initial 'burp' is? I
>seem to remember someone else having this problem a while back, but it
>is stumping me (not hard) and my mechanic. Any info would be
>appreciated.

Sounds like your throttle rods may be worn and leaking. Have you
checked them? This is a common problem. Also, check the diaphragms on
the damper pistons and check the oil levels.

CNA



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