[Healeys] HD8 Slow Run Valve

[Alan Seigrist]

Bob -

Sounds to me like your car needs a complete tune up.
Valves then points then timing then mixture/balance and once all of
that is done is when you start fiddling with the slow idle adjustment.

Alan

On 7/19/10, Bob Johnson <bjsbj8 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fiddling with my carbs yesterday using my Haynes manual. thru the step
> to 11 "Restart the engine and adjust the slow running valve to give
> the desired idling speed of approximately 1000 rpm." Apparently
> screwing the valve down slows the idle, up increases speed. Without
> any further adjustment than the 3 1/2 turn the engine will idle
> momentarily at 500-600 rpm then quite. Turning the valves down makes
> it die more quickly. Turning them up/out will not raise the idle speed
> above 600-700, but it will idle for maybe 30 seconds before stalling.
> This is worse as the engine gets warmer. Any ideas as to what is going
> on? Why will it not pick up speed?
>
> Bob Johnson
> BJ8
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