[TR] Sudden Idle Change

terryrs at comcast.net terryrs at comcast.net
Wed Jun 11 16:44:30 MDT 2008


> Is there some chance that you are experiencing boiling of the fuel in your 
> carbs? Runs great, then idles poorly and stalls fairly quickly. 
>heatwave in the Northeast, ie, 90 degrees or more. 
> 
> We have been brainstorming the problem and solution and believe gasoline with 
> 10 percent Ethynol (sp?) has a lower boiling point than fuel with no Ethynol 
> content. 
Never would have thought of that, George.  Interesting point.  David Lylis was suggesting it might very well be the gas.  I refueled this evening, and will watch this carefully on the drive in tomorrow to see what happens.  Will let you know too!
Terry, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire


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