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Thanks for the tips Chuck. Hopefully I'll get the chance tomorrow to do
some additional testing.
Kurt
On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 5:39 PM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Sounds like you are hunting for a vacume leak. From your description it
> does not act like an electrical issue. BUT! BEFORE you mess with too
> much of you are still running points check 2 things!! Be certain your
> points are clean ( they grow some kind of crud) and you have a proper gap.
> If that's all good OR you have electronic ignition I suspect you are
> hitting a temporary lean on fuel situation mostly due to some kind of
> vacume leak. Look for a vacume line to the distributor literally cracked.
> Or there is an old stand by vacume leak check.... Use some choke spray
> with the car running and spray around the intake manifold to head gasket or
> the carb spacers gaskets. If you get a pick up in RPM'S you just sprayed
> the "leak" area.
> A simple check is to be certain the intake to head nuts are tight and snug
> the 4 nuts retaining the carbs on the intake manifold.
> Share your findings once you had some tinker time.
> Chuck
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
>
> ------ Original message------
> *From: *Kurtis J. via Spridgets
> *Date: *Sat, Dec 26, 2020 5:36 PM
> *To: *Spridgets (E-mail);
> *Cc: *
> *Subject:*[Spridgets] Trying to diagnose an idle/stalling issue
>
> Greetings everyone. I was semi-active on this list several (like 10)
> years ago. I have a 1959 Bugeye with a 1275 engine that had up until last
> month been sitting dormant in my basement garage.& nbsp; I have the car
> back on the road and running fairly well, but I am dealing with an idle
> issue.
>
> The card starts fine and will idle fine after it warms up; however, when
> coming to a stop, the idle drops to a point where the engine will stall if
> I don't give it a little gas. After it catches back up, the car will go
> back to idling fine. Right now I have the idle set at about 1,000 rpms.
>
> The plugs on the car look good, so I think the mixture is fine. I have
> played with the timing a little as well. Any suggestions as to where else
> to look?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Kurt Jones
> Conway, Arkansas
> 1963 TR4 - CT19389L
> 1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for the tips Chuck.=C2=A0 Hopefully I'll get th=
e chance tomorrow to do some additional testing.<div><br></div><div>Kurt</d=
iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att=
r">On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 5:39 PM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<div style=3D"font-size:10pt"><div dir=3D"auto">Sounds like you are hun=
ting for a vacume leak.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 From your description it does not act =
like an electrical issue.=C2=A0 =C2=A0BUT!=C2=A0 BEFORE you mess with too m=
uch of you are still running points check 2 things!!=C2=A0 =C2=A0Be certain=
your points are clean ( they grow some kind of crud) and you have a proper=
gap.=C2=A0 If that's all good OR you have electronic ignition I suspec=
t you are hitting a temporary lean on fuel situation mostly due to some kin=
d of vacume leak.=C2=A0 Look for a vacume line to the distributor literally=
cracked.=C2=A0 Or there is an old stand by vacume leak check....=C2=A0 Use=
some choke spray with the car running and spray around the intake manifold=
to head gasket or the carb spacers gaskets.=C2=A0 =C2=A0If you get a pick =
up in RPM'S you just sprayed the "leak" area.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">A simple check is to be certain the intake to head nuts are tight=
and snug the 4 nuts retaining the carbs on the
intake manifold.=C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Share your findings =
once you had some tinker time.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Chuck</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size:9pt"><i>Sent =
from my LG Mobile</i></div></div></div><div style=3D"font-size:10pt"><div i=
d=3D"gmail-m_1091590049713224254LGEmailHeader" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><b>From: </b>Kurtis J. via Spridgets<u></u><u></u></div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><b>Date: </b>Sat, Dec 26, 2020 5:36 PM</div><div dir=3D"auto"><b>=
To: </b>Spridgets (E-mail);</div><div dir=3D"auto"><b>Cc: </b></div><div di=
r=3D"auto"><b>Subject:</b>[Spridgets] Trying to diagnose an idle/stalling i=
ssue</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Greetings=C2=
=A0everyone.=C2=A0 I was semi-active on this list several (like 10) years a=
go.=C2=A0 I have a 1959 Bugeye with a 1275 engine that had up until last mo=
nth been sitting dormant in my basement garage.&
nbsp; I have the car back on the road and running fairly well, but I am de=
aling with an idle issue.<div><br></div><div>The card starts fine and will =
idle fine after it warms up; however, when coming to a stop, the idle drops=
to a point where the engine will stall if I don't give it a little gas=
.=C2=A0 After it catches back up, the car will go back to idling fine.=C2=
=A0 Right now I have the idle set at about 1,000 rpms.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>The plugs on the car look good, so I think the mixture is fine.=C2=A0 =
I have played with the timing=C2=A0a little as well.=C2=A0 Any suggestions =
as to where else to look?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>-- <br=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Kurt Jones<br>Conway, Arkansas<br>1963 T=
R4 - CT19389L<br>1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250<br><br></div></div></div></div>
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