[Spridgets] Help diagnossing this....

[Bob Spruck]

I agree with all those who responded, but you might also want to check 
the needles and jets. Make sure the needles are seated squarely and are 
not worn or dinged. Also look at the hole in the jet to make sure it is 
round and not elongated. Many times a maladjusted needle will wear the 
jet and give erratic and bad mixture. It usually is not bad enough, 
however, to cause sticking. Make sure the pistons rise and fall freely 
in the dash pots and are not nicked or worn. A bad needle/jet can also 
cause the piston to hang up.

Bob

On 10/2/2011 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)
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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?
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> Ryan
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