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Re: In a Quandary about Intermittent Starts

To: "S Twigg" <seanan@crosslink.net>
Subject: Re: In a Quandary about Intermittent Starts
From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:20:23 -0800
Cc: <nass@yahoogroups.com>, "Spitfire-Enthusiast" <spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com>, "Spitfires" <spitfires@autox.team.net>, "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <000101c1bc2a$9184eaa0$3894c7cf@seanan>
Good idea, Randall is usually right.

----- Original Message -----
From: "S Twigg" <seanan@crosslink.net>
To: "'Kinderlehrer'" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Cc: <nass@yahoogroups.com>; "Spitfire-Enthusiast"
<spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com>; "Spitfires"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>; "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:25 PM
Subject: RE: In a Quandary about Intermittent Starts


> Bob,
> It runs perfectly once it starts.  Cold idle is about 1800-2000
> rpm and warm idle is 8-900 rpm, no misses, and easy, smooth
> acceleration. The mixture is a tad bit rich (my own doing) and the
> autochoke is about 6 months old.
> I received a note from Randall about the HEI module, which
> caused problems a year ago, before being replaced.  I may pick up a new
> one tomorrow and see if that helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kinderlehrer [mailto:kinderlehrer@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:08 PM
> To: S Twigg; Triumph List; Spitfires; nass@yahoogroups.com;
> Spitfire-Enthusiast
> Subject: Re: In a Quandry about Intermittent Starts
>
> Sean,
>
> You didn't say how it ran once it did start.  Assuming it ran ok, I
> would
> suspect the choke first and the carbs second, (I know, 90% of all
> carburator
> problems are electrical, but that leaves 10% that aren't).
>
> Bob

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