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Lots of good suggestions already. I would check the float levels too.
The easiest way to do this is to pull the pistons, and turn on the fuel
pump. You should see gas about 1/16" below the top of the jets with no
choke pulled.
Cheers,
Dave Ambrose
On 12/26/2020 2:35 PM, Kurtis J. via Spridgets wrote:
> 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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<p>Lots of good suggestions already. I would check the float levels
too. The easiest way to do this is to pull the pistons, and turn
on the fuel pump. You should see gas about 1/16" below the top of
the jets with no choke pulled. <br>
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<p>Cheers,<br>
Dave Ambrose<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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.Â
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.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>-- <br>
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<div dir="ltr">Kurt Jones<br>
Conway, Arkansas<br>
1963 TR4 - CT19389L<br>
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250<br>
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