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- Subject: Triumph Spitfire idle problem
- Message-ID: <2483.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Date: 19 Nov 92 11:20:00 GMT
- Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
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- -> with HS4 carburettors (From 1500 MKV Spit) and a Triumphtune 4-2-1
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- -> Although it idles ok at first (at about 850-950 rpm), after about
- -> ten seconds the idle starts to fall, and the engine stalls, unless I
- -> rev it a bit. After another ten seconds of idling, the same happens.
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- Sounds like you need to clean and adjust the carbs.
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