[Spridgets] Won't Idle Down

[Rick Fisk]

Hi Bert,

Have you synchronized the carbs?  If there are no vacuum leaks it sounds like one throttle plate is open.  What needles are you running?  A leaky side plate won't make any difference to the idle speed.

Rick

> On Nov 6, 2022, at 11:50 PM, Bert Shirey via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Guys and Gals: Last month I passed down my 1966 MKII 1098 MIdget to a friend. I had the car 57 years from new, but I can no longer take care of it as it needs 'and it was time to let it  go to a good home
>         . Some time ago I replaced the carbs with new SU H2s. Ever since, the idle will not come down. It holds about 1500 RPM normal and higher on fast. Because of back issues, I was never able to properly sort out the trouble. The screws are out to the point of being loose. Before I installed the new carbs I went over the whole car, timing, ignition, plugs, valve adjustment. 
>       The car has about 55000 miles and is in mechanically good shape, since I babied it. My friend is not yet a list member, and I still feel some responsibility to help him getting the Midge running properly.He says he checked for vacuum leaks in the usual manner, to no avail. There is a slight oil leak from one of the tappet side covers that I suppose could draw air into the breather, maybe unlikely.
>           Any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers, Bert Shirey.
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