Tigers,
I have had an ongoing problem with my MK1A.
Some time ago, I did the car over an added a 5 speed and "built" 302.
The engine has Trick-Flow heads (I didn't paint them!), headers, Mallory
ignition, and a not too hairy cam.
I'm using an Edelbrock 289 Performer manifold with a Carter Competition 650cfm
carb.
Here's the problem: I live in new England, and after the winter (especially)
the car doesn't run even - sometimes it won't idle at low rpm. I have a friend
who is much better at the mechanical stuff than I am. Yesterday, he removed
the bleeder screws from the base of the carb and blew them out with a little
compressed air while opening and closing the throttle. It worked!
Evidently there is moisture somewhere and he thinks the throttle plates are
freezing. Are there different manifold gaskets I can get to allow a little
heat to pass up there, - do I need some kind of base plate under the carb - or
what?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
--
Tym McDowell
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