Mike, run-on is caused by too lean a mix... loosen your fuel adjustment screws
or knobs a 1/4 to half turn down to richen the mix a bit.
Greg Burrows
Mike wrote:
> well thx to datsunmike I have the car idling pretty good although it needs a
> little more attention. it runs on after I cut the ignition off. what usually
> causes this?
>
> I was getting ready to take the car for a test run. I went into the house
> for my wallet and as I walked out of the garage I noticed a dinner plate
> sized oil pool under the engine. during the carb adjustment I noticed that
> oil was leaking from the front corner on the driver side of the valve cover
> gasket. I tightened the two bolts down and it stopped. hopefully it was run
> off from there getting to the floor although I cannot seem to find its
> course. with the engine running the drip increased a little however there
> may be excess somewhere and the engine wiggling may be causing it to drip. I
> had the engine running for about 30 minutes during the carb adjustment. when
> I look under the vehicle the drip is running down the tranny where it meets
> the engine. I hope this is not a rear seal problem. it did not have this
> problem last night when I was playing with it for several hours. I checked
> the stick and it showed good but I did it with the engine still hot. so im
> waiting a few minutes to check it again.
>
> any comments, prayers, etc?
>
> thx,
>
> mike in las vegas
>
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