[Spridgets] Trying to diagnose an idle/stalling issue

[David Ambrose]

Lots of good suggestions already. I would check the float levels too. 
The easiest way to do this is to pull the pistons, and turn on the fuel 
pump. You should see gas about 1/16" below the top of the jets with no 
choke pulled.

Cheers,
Dave Ambrose

On 12/26/2020 2:35 PM, Kurtis J. via Spridgets wrote:
> Greetings everyone.  I was semi-active on this list several (like 10) 
> years ago.  I have a 1959 Bugeye with a 1275 engine that had up until 
> last month been sitting dormant in my basement garage.  I have the car 
> back on the road and running fairly well, but I am dealing with an 
> idle issue.
>
> The card starts fine and will idle fine after it warms up; however, 
> when coming to a stop, the idle drops to a point where the engine will 
> stall if I don't give it a little gas. After it catches back up, the 
> car will go back to idling fine.  Right now I have the idle set at 
> about 1,000 rpms.
>
> The plugs on the car look good, so I think the mixture is fine.  I 
> have played with the timing a little as well.  Any suggestions as to 
> where else to look?
>
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Kurt Jones
> Conway, Arkansas
> 1963 TR4 - CT19389L
> 1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
>
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