Subject: [Spridgets] Trying to diagnose an idle/stalling issue

From: "Kurtis J. via Spridgets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:35:44 -0600

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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.  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">Greetings=C2=A0everyone.=C2=A0 I was semi-active on this l=
ist several (like 10) years ago.=C2=A0 I have a 1959 Bugeye with a 1275 eng=
ine that had up until last month been sitting dormant in my basement garage=
.=C2=A0 I have the car back on the road and running fairly well, but I am d=
ealing 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 drop=
s to a point where the engine will stall if I don&#39;t give it a little ga=
s.=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" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatu=
re"><div dir=3D"ltr">Kurt Jones<br>Conway, Arkansas<br>1963 TR4 - CT19389L<=
br>1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250<br><br></div></div></div></div>

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From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:03:41 -0500

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I always wondered about that!

Ron Soave

> On Dec 28, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFSome intake manifold gaskets have a steel side.  Put the steel si=
de against the head.
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> Rick
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> Sent from my keyboard
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>>> On Dec 28, 2020, at 2:11 PM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets=
@autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
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>> Sent from my LG Mobile
>> Just the usual surface prep.   Clean both mating surfaces .    The intake=
/exhaust gaskets seem to have quite a bit of compressability in the material=
.   Try tightening the manifold nuts before disassembly .   Be certsin you h=
ave the thick washers under the nuts on each of the studs.   The washers spr=
ead the retaining nuts pressure in securing the manifolds.  =20
>> If you have brass nuts be careful of over tightening those because the st=
eel studs try to strip the threads out of the softer brass nuts. =20
>> Chuck
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I always wondered about that!<br><br><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Ron Soave</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On D=
ec 28, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]=
t&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; chars=
et=3Dutf-8">Some intake manifold gaskets have a steel side. &nbsp;Put the st=
eel side against the head.<div><br></div><div>Rick<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">S=
ent from my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On D=
ec 28, 2020, at 2:11 PM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets &lt;spridgets@auto=
x.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF

    <div style=3D"font-size: 10pt;"><div dir=3D"auto"><br></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 id=3D=
"LGEmailHeader" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">Just the usual surface prep.&=
nbsp; &nbsp;Clean both mating surfaces .&nbsp; &nbsp; The intake/exhaust gas=
kets seem to have quite a bit of compressability in the material.&nbsp; &nbs=
p;Try tightening the manifold nuts before disassembly .&nbsp; &nbsp;Be certs=
in you have the thick washers under the nuts on each of the studs.&nbsp; &nb=
sp;The washers spread the retaining nuts pressure in securing the manifolds.=
&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto">If you have brass nuts be careful of ov=
er tightening those because the steel studs try to strip the threads out of t=
he softer brass nuts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto">Chuck</div></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div></div>
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