The Ford Barn

Brentwood Bob · 08-22-2016, 03:25 PM

Take out the throttle shaft and see if there is slop with the butterfly removed.
I was wondering if there is a split in the idle jet tube.
Bob

stouchton · 08-25-2016, 06:26 PM

Fired her up tonight and she idles fine. Possibly a slight change do to incline, but could have been my imagination. It was significant before.

She idled down real low, and very easy to set idle mix. GAV seemed to have more effect at idle than before.

Will need to road test another night

I am curious if she is still OK when coming to a sudden stop.

Not really sure what is different. I did replace all the jets and the secondary well was clean. Not exactly sure of my float level - simply used one gasket to put it level. 2 gaskets dropped it down way too far. Don't have a thin gasket to play with. Too much going on tonight to hook up the site tube.... will do on the weekend.

I guess I might have missed something in the idle jet?

stouchton · 08-27-2016, 08:07 AM

Had a good test drive last night. No stalling when coming to a stop, though the idle did slow on a simulated panic stop.

Sitting downhill (significant grade) at a traffic light the idle did get unhappy and rough - though I can picture in my head how the level in bowl where it feeds the secondary well would have been different.

One good thing from all the in and out of garage driving I did: Noticed when I pulled into the garage I did not have to use the brake to stop. Just pushed in the clutch and the car stopped!

I loosened all the brakes 1 click. Noticeable power difference when you aint draggin' brakes!

08-22-2016, 03:25 PM	#21
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,233	Re: Idle being effected by SLIGHT angle! Take out the throttle shaft and see if there is slop with the butterfly removed. I was wondering if there is a split in the idle jet tube. Bob

08-25-2016, 06:26 PM	#22
stouchton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 342	Re: Idle being effected by SLIGHT angle! Fired her up tonight and she idles fine. Possibly a slight change do to incline, but could have been my imagination. It was significant before. She idled down real low, and very easy to set idle mix. GAV seemed to have more effect at idle than before. Will need to road test another night I am curious if she is still OK when coming to a sudden stop. Not really sure what is different. I did replace all the jets and the secondary well was clean. Not exactly sure of my float level - simply used one gasket to put it level. 2 gaskets dropped it down way too far. Don't have a thin gasket to play with. Too much going on tonight to hook up the site tube.... will do on the weekend. I guess I might have missed something in the idle jet?

08-27-2016, 08:07 AM	#23
stouchton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pottstown, PA Posts: 342	Re: Idle being effected by SLIGHT angle! Had a good test drive last night. No stalling when coming to a stop, though the idle did slow on a simulated panic stop. Sitting downhill (significant grade) at a traffic light the idle did get unhappy and rough - though I can picture in my head how the level in bowl where it feeds the secondary well would have been different. One good thing from all the in and out of garage driving I did: Noticed when I pulled into the garage I did not have to use the brake to stop. Just pushed in the clutch and the car stopped! I loosened all the brakes 1 click. Noticeable power difference when you aint draggin' brakes!