[Bricklin] Idling question

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 The carburetor may be getting hot enough to boil the gas. Today's gas has a
higher vapor pressure than it did in the 70s. That isn't a problem for the new
cars which are all fuel injected, but is bad news for carburetors. One thing
that often helps is to put a thicker gasket under the carburetor to insulate
it a bit from heat coming up from the engine. You can also insulate the fuel
line up near the carb. You can also try gas from different stations. Some are
supposed to be less prone to the problem. I have also heard that premium is
less likely to boil since it has little or no ethanol in it.




 Scott



-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Schroeder <gschroeder at comcast.net>
To: Bricklin at autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 7:41 pm
Subject: [Bricklin] Idling question


My car runs good while moving and had no issues other than floor heat on my

trip to Lexington.  One issue that keeps annoying me is at idle after driving

for a while an not moving, like at a stop light or in traffic.  The car idles

good initially after the stop, but if I sit there long enough it will start
to

idle rough and in some cases just stop.  I have checked the timing and

readjusted the carb, but it still has the same issue.  Any suggestions of
what

to look at.  I am thinking of one thing, but I want to wait to mention it so
I

do not force the discussion onto that topic.



Greg 0036

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