[Healeys] car dies at idle

[rrengineer.mike]

WD-40Mike MacLean


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From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> 
Date: 9/29/16  10:24 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> 
Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] car dies at idle 

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?
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

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
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