[Healeys] car dies at idle

[i erbs]

sorry meant to say brake cleaner. Dot 5 strips paint.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
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          BT7 engine and disk brakes
*Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.* – *Enzo Ferrari*
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Don't think I'd spray brake fluid on the manifold ... could get messy (and
> DoT5 isn't flammable).  Propane from an (unlit) torch, maybe?
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> *From: *"i erbs" <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Ahealey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent: *Thursday, September 29, 2016 8:15:25 AM
> *Subject: *[Healeys] car dies at idle
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> Now that I seem to have sorted the ignition issue I have another problem.
> After driving the car for a while and I stop at a light, my car begins to
> drop rpms and will then die if I do not blip the gas. Rebuilt carb, and
> distributor, new plugs and ignition bits. Could a manifold leak cause this?
> 3 AM thoughts on the problem. I'm going to try the brake fluid spray on the
> manifold trick to see if the engine changes sounds while idling.
> Cheers
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
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>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
> *Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.* – *Enzo Ferrari*
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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