[Tigers] Anyone Recognition These Symptoms?

Jim Buster jbsyv at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 17 23:03:22 MDT 2018


Sounds like a fuel issue. Idle circuit? Vacuum leak?

> On Aug 17, 2018, at 7:42 PM, coolvt--- via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Stu,
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> Ever have the tanks cleaned and coated?  Mark
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> In a message dated 8/17/2018 7:11:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net> writes:
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> Due to travel, weather, and life in general, I haven't touched the Tiger for several weeks.  Until today.
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> At first it would barely run, like it was running on two or three.  I had to keep my foot on the throttle or it would instantly die.
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> So I left it for 20 minutes, and tried again.  It started ok, and if I kept it at 2 - 3000 rpm all seemed fine.  But when I took my foot off the pedal, it dropped to idle, then started pulsating, like I was turning it off for an instant, once a second or so.  Finally it died.
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> Its a stock 260, stock 2 barrel, original points type ignition with most everything in the ignition replaced in the last couple years.  The automatic choke appears free and functioning.  Its a hot and humid day.
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> Anybody recognize this behavior?
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> It's days like this that make me start to think about Hemmings...
> 
> Stu Brennan
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