[Spridgets] Help diagnossing this....

Kevin Valentine kevinv1275 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 2 13:32:35 MDT 2011


Ryan,

Sounds like an intake leak.  Either at the carbs or where the  
manifold meets the block.  Could also be worn throttle shafts or a  
crack in the intake manifold.

Kevin



On Oct 2, 2011, at 11:54 AM, ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net wrote:

> Okay 74 midget, std cam, std distributor, bored .3 over.,  
> distributor at 12
> o'clock, Idle set (maybe) at 1000B  (i like smooth quiet purr at  
> lights)
>
>
>
> ran fine before replacing jets last june.B  one jet repeatedly gets  
> stuck down
> when pulling choke out and I have to stop and push back up once car  
> gets to
> temp.B  This is not the problem annoying but not the problem.
>
>
>
> The problem is that my idle is all over the place (cold or warm).B   
> at one
> light its at 900 drops to 500 when I push in the clutch.B  at the  
> next light
> it may be at 2100 at idle and when I push the clutch in to lower it  
> it drops
> to 1500 still way to high.B when I tap the gas peddle to bump the  
> RPM's this
> seems to have no affect on resetting the idle and it runs right  
> back to 2100.
> I have played with idle adjustmnet screws and it doesn't seem to  
> matter.B  I
> have checked and oiled all parts of carbs I don't see anything  
> sticking.B
>
>
>
> Help I am out of ideas and this is just annoying.B  I hate sounding  
> like I am
> reving my engine at one light and then almost stalling at the  
> next.B  What am
> I missing?
>
> Ryan
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