Idling funny

Aaron D. IL

I got my 262 going with carter WGD carb... set the timing and the idle. The car should be idling a bit lower (the book says only like 500-600 rpms) maybe but anyways what it's doing when running is ocillating.... the idle speeds up, slows down, speeds up, slows down. When I play with the idle adjustment a bit lower she dies.

Suggestions ?



Idle screws are backed out 1 and 1/2 turns as per the books' instructions. It does accelerate smoothly now that I set the timing.



More clues: disconnected the vac advance and no change. Metering rods seem to be moving up and down with the occilation so I have to assume it's somewhere in the carb.

Geoff

The 1 to 1-1/2 turns of the idle screws is just a guide to get the starting position. You have to adjust these in or out to get a smoothe idle.

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Aaron D. IL wrote:

I got my 262 going with carter WGD carb... set the timing and the idle. The car should be idling a bit lower (the book says only like 500-600 rpms) maybe but anyways what it's doing when running is ocillating.... the idle speeds up, slows down, speeds up, slows down. When I play with the idle adjustment a bit lower she dies.

Suggestions ?



Idle screws are backed out 1 and 1/2 turns as per the books' instructions. It does accelerate smoothly now that I set the timing.



More clues: disconnected the vac advance and no change. Metering rods seem to be moving up and down with the occilation so I have to assume it's somewhere in the carb.

The float level is to low, that will cause the idle to float. Walt