<div><div dir="auto">Update for all - rebuilding carb appears to have sorted the issue.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Quick review & diagnosis (w/much help from the list - cheers all)</div><div dir="auto">- Car wouldn't idle on its own (just died), would idle with 1/2 choke, would run at speed</div><div dir="auto">- Fuel from bump up to carb was checked, flowing free & clear</div><div dir="auto">- Timing @ idle checked, steady at what appears to be 10 - 12 degrees advance</div><div dir="auto">- Rebuit carb (Edelbrock 500cfm Performer) - fine sediment in port bowl, rear of manifold gasket very wet when removed (air leak?)</div><div dir="auto">Problem sorted - fired & ran first time w/rebuilt carb.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers to everyone who pitched in - very help to have the support of this community when working through issues!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Sat, 16 Sep 2017 at 22:05, Tom Parker <<a href="mailto:tkparker1941@gmail.com">tkparker1941@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Probably already covered: Points? Check dwell. No, the gap may be right but the points contaminated. Check dwell. Vacuum advance working? Use the light. 6 degrees btdc vacuum off, lots more vacuum on. Are all plugs firing? The timing lite will tell.If the dwell's good and the advance advances (timing lite..), and the vacuum advance is working, the problem may be in the carb.<div><br></div><div>Tom</div><div>'67 Mark 2</div><div>still using points...</div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <span><<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-2936639541696462197m_7253418750926601555WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Rick<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Which distributor do you have – the early style with the oil port or the later style that has a tri-lobe center section?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">There is a Ford ID # stamped into an embossed rectangle on the distributor.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I had a problem with an early style distributor because the cam in there was worn and would not let the distributor come all the way back to the Idle position.<u></u><u></u></p><span><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"><b>From:</b> R Flynn [mailto:<a href="mailto:flynnr2@gmail.com" target="_blank">flynnr2@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 16, 2017 3:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Andy Walker <<a href="mailto:awtiger@cox.net" target="_blank">awtiger@cox.net</a>>; Larry Mayfield <<a href="mailto:drmayf@mayfco.com" target="_blank">drmayf@mayfco.com</a>>; Ron Fraser <<a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" target="_blank">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>>; Tiger List <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Tiger won't idle after a bout of hard acceleration<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Finally got a couple of hours with the Tiger today (which will probably be it until next weekend sadly) - a few updates:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- It wil begrudgingy idle on about 1/2 choke (I have a manual choke)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- Found the TDC & timing marks under a bit of rust (see photo)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- Could someone tell me the scale of the marks - 3 degrees each (can't see any numbers there)?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- At lowest idle (on choke) the timing light has the pointer just about the 4th mark (photo attached)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- Plugs look ok'ish (photo of no 2 plug attached)<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- dizzy vac advance line itself doesn't leak, each end appears fit snugly<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- distributor seems tight, does not seem to have shifted<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><br></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">_______________________________________________<br>
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