Re: SER1. Running like a blocked drain.

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Tom, the idle jet is the large brass screw facing the valve cover. When you 
remove it be careful not to lose the o-ring. The jet just pushes into the 
end of the screw. Remove it and blow it out. Reinstall and give it a test. 
Cheers, Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Wykes" <tw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:36 AM
Subject: SER1. Running like a blocked drain.


>
> Dear old Henrietta has been running like a dream but in the last two
> days she won't hold idle and just dies and crawling along in traffic
> at low revs is like going to work on a Kangaroo.
>
> OK so she had a 2.25 engine with a Weber carb. i fiddled with the
> timing but that made no difference anything above (I guess) 2000 RPM
> she runs fine and there is no power loss. My questions is....
>
> Does the Weber carb have an Idle Jet and would my symptoms point to
> that being blocked?
>
> Can anyone else think of any other thing I should be looking at?
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> Regards.
>
> Tom Wykes.
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