Posted by cliff/utah on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 9:52AM :
In Reply to: How's it run at 1/32? posted by CASEBRO on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 7:25PM :
Oh yeah, sorry, Flat fender, flathead 6 cyl, 1 bbl carb. will not idle unless rpm is high (800 - 1000 rpm)miss's, spit's and sputters on acceleration, runs kind of OK once ya get going, but it's run better.
I checked the plugs..a little black, but not bad, checked wires, reset the points, inspected rotor and cap, fuel filter(s), took carb apart (again), checked all parts with picture in manual to make sure everything was there,in the right place and in good shape, checked my wireing to the coil and distributer...this all helped, but not much.
Could it be a weak coil or condenser ? I know it sounds funny about the idle screw, but it's true, it's REAL touchy and has to EXACTLY open between 1/16 and 1/4 turn...weird (and definatly not right)