1) Drawing from under hood.
2) Waxstat? I am thinking, no.
3) No retard system installed. (See below)
4) Advance not connected. Hasn't been for about 7 years. (The 72 had
one, but not the other. I think I have them correct, but don't hold me
to it)
Thanks,
Joe
Randall Young wrote:
>>Ok, this one has me stumped. With the car warmed up I set the idle to
>>800 RPM. It is nice and steady with no fluctuations. (I have the
>>Ignitor installed and an HD8 SU carb) . I'll take her out on the road,
>>drive around a while and when I stop, the idle sits a nice steady 1050!
>>
>>
>
>Here's few idle thoughts :
>
>Where is your carb drawing intake air from ? If it's from under the hood,
>changes in intake air temp could be causing the idle rpm to rise.
>
>Does your HD8 have any kind of temperature compensation on it (like a
>waxstat) ?
>
>What have you done with the vacuum retard system ?
>
>Vacuum advance ?
>
>Randall
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