On Tue, 27 May 1997, Mark Endicott wrote:
> 70 Midget 1275 with HS2 and standard ignition. It does have Grose Jets
> The problem:
>
> The car starts and runs smooth at idle, however when I "blip" the
> throtle it "sputters" and sometimes wants to backfire through the carbs.
> When it is allowed to warm up to normal (170 Deg Water temp) it runs
> much better. Still, in low gear (under load) it "coughs" before it
> goes. Once at speed it runs fine and pulls strong in the higher gears
> and at higher RPM.
That's what my bugeye does when I turn off the choke too soon. I think
you are either running a little lean, a little cold, or both. I would
replace the thermostat with a 180 degree thermostat. If the problem is
still there, make the carbs richer by a flat or two and see if the
problem is not resolved.
W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8629
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