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Old 02-14-2018, 10:15 AM   #16
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Re: Sudden idle problem

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Originally Posted by bob8619 View Post
I hooked a new wire up to the distributor and am now getting 14 volts to it. I think the idle is possibly smoother but still too high and I can still turn both idle mixture screws in without the engine dying.
Where’s the vac advance plugged onto?
Is the vac advance pot good?
What’s your initial timing?

The reason you can adjust the mix screws all the way in and it not quit is that you have the idle on the carb turned up enough to totally expose the idle transfer slot and you’re idling on the power circuit.

There’s info here about the transfer slot. On a Holley but the info is the same for yours.

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...EI_distributor
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