[Spridgets] Help diagnossing this....

Trevor Jessie trevor.jessie at gmail.com
Sun Oct 2 16:52:35 MDT 2011


Are all three throttle springs in place and functioning properly?

On Sun, 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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