2billydavies
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hi everyone. something to swing by everyone, maybe someone has some guesses.
My TR3a has a really, really high idle. Unfortunately I cannot tell you the RPM's as that gauge is broken (sending it somewhere to be refurb'd after the New Year). But it's definitely running very high.
The timing is perfect. Everyone on this forum helped me with that about a month or so again... it's perfect. I have both carbs sync'd. I believe the gas mixture is right where it needs to be.
Any ideas? If I adjust the timing to bring it "down" a little bit, the car runs like garbage. No power, pinging and ticking everywhere. When i have the timing set perfect, it runs great. But the idle is so high.
One thing I did notice though... the butterflies on each carb. They are synced, but both of the adjustment screws are completely out. If I screw them in even just a little bit, the idle goes through the roof. So I have them both backed all the way out.
Any other adjustment ideas I might be missing? The car runs perfectly. Great power, sounds awesome... super happy about it. Just a very high idle. I feel like I might be missing something, but there's only so much I can think of.
Anyways... thanks a ton for a year's worth of help with my rebuild. No way I would have gotten it done without this forum. Hope everyone has an awesome New Year!
My TR3a has a really, really high idle. Unfortunately I cannot tell you the RPM's as that gauge is broken (sending it somewhere to be refurb'd after the New Year). But it's definitely running very high.
The timing is perfect. Everyone on this forum helped me with that about a month or so again... it's perfect. I have both carbs sync'd. I believe the gas mixture is right where it needs to be.
Any ideas? If I adjust the timing to bring it "down" a little bit, the car runs like garbage. No power, pinging and ticking everywhere. When i have the timing set perfect, it runs great. But the idle is so high.
One thing I did notice though... the butterflies on each carb. They are synced, but both of the adjustment screws are completely out. If I screw them in even just a little bit, the idle goes through the roof. So I have them both backed all the way out.
Any other adjustment ideas I might be missing? The car runs perfectly. Great power, sounds awesome... super happy about it. Just a very high idle. I feel like I might be missing something, but there's only so much I can think of.
Anyways... thanks a ton for a year's worth of help with my rebuild. No way I would have gotten it done without this forum. Hope everyone has an awesome New Year!