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To: triumphs@autox.team.net, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: gt6 bad idle
From: KHOCO@aol.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 14:21:39 EDT
Fellow Listers
                     Just started my 70 GT6+ parts car. starts ok but is hard 
to keep going. With the choke all the way out it runs about 2500 rpm. If i 
push the choke in when warmed up the engine dies. When I push the choke in 
very slightly I can get it to run at about 1200 rpm but it surges. The idle 
will go down till it all most stalls for a few seconds and then back up to 
1200 rpm for a while then down again. This doesn't happen when i give it the 
gas. I managed to drive it into the gararge but the engine seems to lack 
power also.
         I rebuilt the carbs last fall when i got the car and think i got 
everything right ( I have rebuilt CDSEs before). Car has new fuel filter and 
the fuel pump strainer was cleaned out so i don't think its a fuel problem.
         Any Ideas?? TIA

Ken Copeland
70 GT6+ KC78784
70 Spit FDU84919
70 GT6+ KC81551 (Ok so I like 70s)

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