$&%&*% carb linkage, does it ever stop needing? |
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$&%&*% carb linkage, does it ever stop needing? |
tat2dphreak |
Apr 13 2010, 09:20 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
ok, so I'm driving home last night 80 degrees, breezy... beautiful day, car is running GREAT!
clicking along at 65, everything is great... I go to make the second to last turn to get home( maybe 1 mile from home) and when I hit the clutch, the motor stays humming at 3500 rpms... like the throttle is stuck... there's no place to pull over at this point(ditch on one side of the road, and the other is a concrete barrier where they are doing construction... so the last mile, I cruise it as easily as possible home, using 3rd gear to keep it from accelerating too fast... my oil temps stayed below 185(my CHT still doesn't work, I think I flat got a bad gauge from VDO, I am going to break down and buy another whole gauge kit. once home I pop the engine lid, one side of the linkage bar had slipped down the hex bar, basically holding one carb open a little, which was the throttle problem. I tighten everything back up, re-set the springs(one had slipped out of the spring hole on the throttle shaft) re-sync, everything seems ok again... my question is this... should plan on this being the norm? hat I need to check and tweak the linkage every couple of weeks? also, since I was basically running very out of sync for a mile or so, should there be anything I need to check? any potential damage to watch for? |
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