Lex,
I have had a lot of input on this situation. In general most feedback seems to
confirm your comment,
my car is idling too fast. It appears that I need to do a little timing and
carburator adjustment so it will idle a little slower.
> you can take the distributer out and
> throw it across the street and your engine would still run-on!!
Tried that ;-)
>I know that it sounds too simple <
The simplier the better.
Thanks,
Larry
1969 MGB
Denver Co
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> >
> I hope that you are the person with the run-on problem ... not one of
> the replys..
> A Gasoline engine that continues to run after the ignition is turned
> off is considered a Disel (temporay status) there is NO source of spark
> the only source of ignition is heat, you can take the distributer out and
> throw it across the street and your engine would still run-on!!
> The most common cause of this is a high idle speed (over 900 rpm). Many
> auto makers know this also and they have incorated in to the carburators
> many differnt ways to stop the flow of fuel to the engine after the key
> is turned off. Some enginers have designed a fuel shut off in to the
> carb. that stops the flow of fuel to the engine, and others have designed
> a solonid that allows the throtle blade to close a bit more after the key
> is turned off.
> Of course you can not be expected to redisgn your fuel dilevery system
> but you can make sure that every thing is in working order and the idle
> speed is not to high.
> I know that it sounds too simple but trust me. I have had 25 years
> experance reparing autos. and with out fail, every time, run-on can be
> cured by lowering the idle speed.
>
> Lex
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