toad@nlights.net wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Ok, with the gracious help of many of you on this list, my 76 Spit is
> running again (thanks guys). The ignition system was cooked from elec.
> ignit. module to wires so all, including coil, have been replaced.
>
> First thing that I noticed was that my idle was now set way too high
> (about 1300), so I turned it down to roughly 900. Because I was out
> there and under the hood, I went ahead and adjusted the valve clearances
> (#8 was a little tight, otherwise the others needed no adjustment.)
>
> The car still isn't quite right, though. The idle is rough (she'll idle
> at 900 and drop down to almost 500 and back again) and she's back firing
> quite a bit (a little when cold, lots when hot).
>
Sounds like a timing problem to me, at first glance.
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire
Arlington, VA
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