<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Rick,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">You undoubtedly have a carb problem.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Carbs are full of tiny little passages just</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">waiting for a piece of dirt , a bug, gunk from</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">our "new" gas or something. What carb are</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">you running? You have an idle circuit</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">problem, clean it. Maybe you can un-screw</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">the adjusters? If its a Holley, you can take</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">it apart, blow out the passages, put it back</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">on in a longish pit stop๐</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Gary<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 4, 2017, at 7:17 AM, R Flynn via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>All,<br><br>Thanks for the replies - quick update.<br><br>Still showing same behaviour starting cold - starts, runs if given gas, just shuts down if left to idle (no surges, running doesn't seem rough if given gas). Certainly feels like fuel isn't getting to where it needs to go.<br>- Everything appears to be where it ought to be on the carb, no springs or screws missing, etc.<br>- Fuel is pumping fine & clear up & through the fuel filter<br><br>Will try to do some more poking around later today, but need to do some other chores first!<br><br>Rick<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 2 Sep 2017 at 10:06, Ron Fraser <<a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Rick<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> There is an old adage โ any time you think you have a carb problem, check the advance curve 1st.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Your case sounds like there is a problem in the carb; it may need a rebuild. Check the advance curve 2<sup>nd</sup>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Last time I had a problem like this was with a mid-70โs Weber progressive 2 bbl. โ a chunk of RTV got into the primary jet and I had to floor it to keep it running.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ron Fraser<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers [mailto:<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>R Flynn via Tigers<br></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 01, 2017 6:53 PM</p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" target="_blank">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a>> <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Tiger won't idle after a bout of hard acceleration<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">All,<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_3021768819709825740WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Would appreiciate any thoughts on my latest conundrum ...<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Accelerated hard away from a stop light earlier today and now my Tiger won't idle - just dies out, including while shifting if I take my foot off the gas (once the transmission engages, it starts running again). Starts up fine, but need to stay on the gas to keep it going.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Was too hot to start investigating but will need to look into it tomorrow - thinking perhaps something popped off the carburettor?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers in advance,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Rick<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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