I think you're right to look at electrical. I suspect bad or loose coil
wire. Classic symptoms.
Peter C
At 06:54 PM 7/23/99 , chuck wrote:
>Still running lousy. I cleaned and gapped the plugs,
>checked the point gap, set the dizzy to the fastest
>idle around 1200 rpm.
>
>1. starts right up fine.
>2. seems to idle pretty well around 900-1000.
>3. runs just great in reverse down the driveway.
>4. starts fine in 1st until the revs pick up.
>5. then runs rough, falters, stumbles as I accelerate,
> but with smooth spots here and there. Like an intermittent
> short or something.
>6. plugs 3 & 4 look great.
>7. plugs 1&2 sooty - dry black powdery stuff.
>
>Does this mean the front carb is now too rich?
>
>Maybe the "inspector" changed the front carb setting?
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