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Re: [T3] please (trouble)shoot me!


<x-charset iso-8859-1>> Sorry to have left out the important stuff.  '72 squareback, MT, converted
to
> dual Webers,

How many CCs is the engine?  How big are the Webers?

> halfway through the trip, condition returned - very lumpy idle, down
around
> 400, sounds like a chevy big-block with a full-race cam.  Huge dead spot
> between idle & takeoff.  Smooth (but SLOW) acceleration, but very
huffy-puffy
> at steady speed.

It sounds like a problem may be in your accelerator circuit in your carbs or
a sticking advance on the 009.
You should verify the timing at idle and also at 2500 RPMs.  Make sure the
timing isn't erratic.

> This car has so much to teach me - but what the hell does she want me to
> learn this time??

Uh, patience perhaps?  (sorry couldn't resist!)

Jason
68 Notch (Nadine)

I proudly buy my aircooled parts and service from...
The Bug Stop in Arlington (DFW), Texas
www.texasbugstop.com



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