What you didn't say is whether the throttle linkage is returning to its idle
rest position. That will tell you if it is something like the accelerator
cable--which do sometimes fray and catch in the tube--or something else
preventing the linkage's normal movement (missing/poorly attached return
spring?),
or if it is something more internal to the carbs.
As for the tubes, there are available rubber bands that fit snugly over the
center of the wheel to protect the tube. The guys I go to, Radial Tire Co in
Silver Spring, MD, have been doing wire wheels for decades and their low-tech
solution is duct tape, although I've heard that tends to fall apart after a
while.
Jay Donoghue
72 B-GT
66 Mustang
In a message dated 4/22/2005 10:02:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dcouncill@msubillings.edu writes:
Where do I look for the problem. I am thinking the obvious...accelerator
cable...but what about a bit of dirt in the dashpot causing the piston
to stick.
The other problem is keeping the tubes from going flat with spoke
wheels. Covering the spoke nuts with electrical friction tape works for
a while, but when the wheels heat up the tape migrates to the edges of
the rim and exposing the spokes causing flats.....what do I do to
prevent this?
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