Start with bigger pump jets. You can call Pierce Manifolds (Google them) and
tell them about your engine and they can suggest the proper jetting to start
with
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blake Field" <blakeafield@hotmail.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Some tuning help, perhaps?
> Greetings:
>
> I have a 1960 AH Sprite, 1275 engine, pertronix ignition, and Weber 45
> DCOE. New plugs, new wires. After a couple of years in various states of
> repair, I've recently fired the engine up. It starts and idles fairly
> well. However, any application of any throttle whatsoever causes it to bog
> down. No matter what I do I can't get it to go above idle. Even when I
> try to advance the idle adjuster screw to make it run a bit faster, it
> bogs down. Goosing it won't work; it just bogs. Any ideas as to what I
> should be looking for/doing to correct this situation?
>
> Thanks,
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