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Re: Hesitation

To: JTPAKI@aol.com
Subject: Re: Hesitation
From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 22:42:00 -0500
Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
References: <0.b78e8023.258c8d90@aol.com>
Reply-to: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
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You could have had a Carter.....

Jim Stuart

JTPAKI@aol.com wrote:

> Hello Everyone:
>
> I am running a 215 Buick with an offenhouser manifold and a Holley 390 auto
> choke and vacuum secondariness.  My problem is that I am getting a slight
> hesitation just off bottom, maybe about 1600 RPM, under a load, just pulling
> a way from a stop.  It does not do it just running up the engine with no
> load.  The carb is new.  The engine is broke in and running well with the
> exception of the light hesitation.  I changed the secondariness vacuum spring
> to the stiffest one, which should act to move the opening of the
> secondariness up the RPM curve, because I felt it was loading up or going
> rich too soon.  It improved, but did not take it away.   Engine has cam
> profile just a bit above normal.  Output of the engine is probably about 200
> HP.
>
> Any ideas as to what may be causing this.  [new plugs, electronic dist,]
>
> Joe Potter


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