>Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 19:43:05
>To: "wizardz" <wizardz@amdyne.net>
>From: Bert Palte <vortex@wxs.nl>
>Subject: Was: Stub stacks and Filters, Now: Hesitation.
>In-Reply-To:
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>At 12:43 27-12-98 -0500, you wrote:
>>here we go again...
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><snip # 1>
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>>HERE WE GO!
>>These same problems of STUMBLE/HESITATION AT CRUSING SPEEDS are what I
>>wrote to this list a month or two ago.
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><snip #2>
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>>IT STILL STUMBLES/HESITATES AT CRUISING SPEED. I pull out the choke fully
>>and it smooths right out! WHAT's UP???????????
>>
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>You are probably not going to believe what happened to me, BUT check this
out...
>I had a similar problem for YEARS with my 1970 B.
>Prior to a planned trip to Switzerland I decided to adjust the carbs.
>Since then, Always a slight hesitation at about 3500 ... 4000 rpm.
>I really wished I'd left the carbs alone!
>Since then, I've tried to readjust the carbs a zillion times, no result...
>checked for air leaks... no result, dismantled the carbs completely, checked
>free play in the shafts, nothing special... New CB points, plugs, checked
the vacuum advance unit, dismantled the distributor, you name it,
>no results...
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>I have driven the car in this condition for YEARS with this slight problem.
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>One day, I checked the spark plug cables with an Ohmmeter and this was the
problem. The Lucas Speedo silicone cables were shot (i.e. well over 1
MegaOhm each).
>Fitted new spark plug cables (the old-fashioned, copper core style) and
this has
>COMPLETELY solved the problem.
>
>Stupid, stupid, stupid! (Why didn't I think of that before?)
>
>Bert
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