Re: [T3] running on 2 cylinders

["Garret Trask" <garret_trask@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Ben Doughney wrote:

> If you have stock carbs, check the idle valve on the side of the carb is 
> working properly. To do this turn the ignition on without starting the 
> engine then pull the wire off the 3 & 4 side carb and listen for a click as 
> you touch the wire to the terminal.

I did this and I didn't hear any click.  But I did the same thing on the 
other side, and still didn't hear a click.

> You can also pull the same wire off the other side while the engine is 
> running and it should
> die if it is only running on 1 & 2.

The engine didn't die when I pulled the wire off the right side carb.  So 
just to be sure, I pulled it off both sides at the same time, and the  
engine continued to run.  Maybe the type of carb I have doesn't require this 
to be connected?

Just to make sure I yanked the correct wire, each of my carbs has 2 
electrical connections.  One of them attached to a round thing on the rear 
of the carb, which I assume is the choke.  The other attaches to a 
cylindrical fitting on the side of the carb closes to the outside of the 
engine.

Gary
68 notchback
highlands ranch, co

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