[Healeys] engine flooding running too fast

[Austin Healey]

Air leak in the intake system or not properly seated/balanced butterfly
valves.

Gergo

2012/12/7 Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>

> Sounds like air to me, not fuel.
> Simon
>
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> On Behalf Of Jonathan Quandt
> Sent: 06 December 2012 23:31
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] engine flooding running too fast
>
> I recently had my h6 carbs on my 56 bn2 rebuilt and I am having trouble
> with
> very high idle (like almost full throttle) when I start the motor. There is
> no fuel exiting the float overflows and they are unobstructed. The
> butterfly
> valves appear to be functioning smoothly .
> The motor flooded badly when using choke and would not start but using no
> choke the motor starts right up but the rpms roar to 3000 or more.
> The fuel pump was replaced with one producing 4lb pressure. Could the pump
> be delivering too much fuel pressure and causing this problem.
> The jet needles are Qw standard,could they be miss matched to the jets
> causing too much fuel to enter manifold? are the butterfly valves not
> properly seated? Or perhaps all of the above. Again this is not just a
> little fast idle but a bunch. cheers JQ  Ps The good news is that replacing
> the timing gears seems to have fixed the valve timing and I can at least
> start the little darling.
> $12.75
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