[Mgs] Cruise control!!!

[Monte Jane Morris]

Doing more thinking in preparation to working on this problem today.

If it is running GREAT at 3000 RPM, that would indicate that the mixture is
probably correct so it's getting proper amounts of gas and air.
Which of the abovementioned possibilities would be most likely?
Monte


On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:51 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>wrote:

>  There should be a little slack, to stop the throttles hanging open on
> the cable when it is cold i.e. slightly shorter.  Too much slack can cause
> the butterflies not to open fully, depending on how the pedal back-stop is
> adjusted as well.  It won't cause hesitation.
>
> I soldered mine closed, they were sticking open in cold weather and I got
> an 'idle' much as yours for the first few miles.  Some people replace the
> butterflies with solid discs.  Personally I didn't want to fiddle with what
> was my daily-driver to that extent, and the 'improvement' to mixture volume
> by removing them is negligible.
>
> PaulH.
>
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>
>
>  I do notice a  bit of slack in the throttle cable, but wouldn't too much
> slack here only cause hesitation on acceleration? The throttle shaft is
> sitting at the correct location for idle.
>
> I'm suspecting you're poppet valve cause (I haven't been out to move the
> idle screws yet). Don't some people solder them closed?