[6pack] Miss Off Idle

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Mike:

While it could be many things, I can tell you that I had the EXACT same
symptoms. I tried EVERYTHING (or so I thought) to no avail. Mixture, timing,
dashpot oil, plug wires, plugs, etc had no effect. Lots of dead ends.

The bottom line, my dwell was waaay off, despite having what I thought was the
correct point gap. The spec is 34-38 degrees for 1974, mine was 12 degrees
when I checked it with a dwell meter. Oops.

Moral of the story: Check dwell with a meter, do not rely on point gap alone.
Too easy to screw it up (at least for me). I realize most of you (all of you?)
would never do anything this brain dead, but I was an abused child so it is
not my fault. I am a victim I tell you, a VICTIM!!!

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    http://www.triumphowners.com/832

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of michael lunsford
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:06 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Miss Off Idle

I have been trying to diagnose a miss a friend/club member has on his 74 TR6.
The car is stock with the carbs recently rebuilt by a reputable local LBC
shop
and later rechecked by them.  The car runs fine except on takeoff from a stop
after it has warmed up.  The miss disappears when he uses the choke or
throttle to keep the rpms at around 1500.   Fuel supply problems?  Dizzy
problem??  Looking for help from my fellow listers.  TIA.

Mike Lunsford