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carb probs?

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Subject: carb probs?
From: "Lonn Howard" <hoops@owt.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 07:35:51 -0800
I've run into a problem that is new to me.  I've set the carbs, SU
AUD265s, to the datum settings and the engine runs with a rough idle.
I've got good spark at all plug leads.  When I pull the plug wires from
one and/or two it barely makes a difference.  If I pull even one plug
wire from three or four, it dies quickly.  Also, when I lift the back
carb piston 1/8" it speeds up for a second, then dies.  I can lift the
front piston 1" without much effect.  Both float bowls have fuel, and
fuel is evident at both jets.  If I introduce a vacuum leak to the
manifold the idle jumps up like crazy.  What gives?

Lonn Howard
'70 TR6  -mine
'71 TR6  -in my garage
'70 MGB GT  -ours
'89 Saab Turbo Convertible  -hers

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