> > burned-out candle on the Lucas altar
>
> Sounds most likely to me !
Who would have guessed? <grin>
Around 10:00 PM this evening, I decided to start tinkering with it
again. When I turned the key, it initially started right up (which
encouraged me), but immediately began to miss and stutter (and would
not take throttle well).
So... I shut it down and checked the float bowls. Everything looked
fine. I made sure the choke linkage was working properly and that the
jets were returning. Then I tightened the mixture adjustment nuts all
the way lean and backed them off about 10 flats a piece (I didn't
count them going in, so I can't say where they were before, but last
time I had set the mixture I did it with a Colortune kit). Then I
re-checked all of the spark plug/distributor/coil connections, and
replaced the rotor again (with an older one I had).
When I started it, it sounded good enough to take it for a test drive,
which I did (in the rain without a top at 10:20 PM. It ran much
better... no high rpm miss at all... just a little hesitation
(perhaps it's a little lean?).
I'll take it for an extended test drive hopefully tomorrow evening.
Thanks everyone for your responses!
--
Kurtis
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
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