 Distributor - 1970 914-6 all stock, Looking for a vendor - I beleive mine is sticky |
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| ctc911ctc |
 Apr 13 2026, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,327 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States 
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Hi all you teeners
My car's idle sticks at 2k if I turn it off and start it immediately it goes back to 950. Looking for a vendor to fix this - I of course rebuilt it when the engine was out. I am sure all was done correctly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I believe that the wrong springs may have been in the rebuild kit. Is there a vendor that rebuilds and calibrates these? Thank you Teeners! CTC911CTC |
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| Superhawk996 |
Apr 13 2026, 11:10 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,779 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Wrong springs will not make a dizzy sticky and hold at a given rpm.
Check your sliding advance plate within the dizzy. Check your carb linkage |
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| DennisV |
Apr 13 2026, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 901 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Apr 13 2026, 09:47 AM)  Hi all you teeners My car's idle sticks at 2k if I turn it off and start it immediately it goes back to 950. Looking for a vendor to fix this - I of course rebuilt it when the engine was out. I am sure all was done correctly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I believe that the wrong springs may have been in the rebuild kit. Is there a vendor that rebuilds and calibrates these? Thank you Teeners! CTC911CTC Which distributor do you have? Marelli or Bosch? I sent our Marelli S112BX distributor to Ed Fall Vintage Werks LLC . He tested and sent me a curve mapping. He can also make adjustments to the advance progression as needed. |
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| 930cabman |
Apr 13 2026, 12:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,586 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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I might first watch the timing marks and see if they correspond (advancing) with the engine speed.
Also, double check you carb synch |
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| 914Sixer |
Apr 13 2026, 01:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,465 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Sparx Werks
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| fiacra |
Apr 13 2026, 01:06 PM
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Person.Woman.Man.Camera.TV. = MCI Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 1-March 19 From: East Bay Region - California Member No.: 22,920 Region Association: Northern California
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Second vote for Bill at SparxWerks. He has done two distributors for me so far. His work is excellent.
I had the same symptoms you describe, was told it was the distributor sticking, only to find out later that there was a kink in the accelerator cable. Not saying that is the cause of your problem, but something to put on the list to check. |
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