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Old 05-10-2022, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sastanley View Post
So, was it the carb rebuild or the timing adjustment that made it idle? When you do two things at once, you can't tell which adjustment did it. When down to fine troubleshooting, it is important to change ONE thing at a time. This is a lesson I learned from other members of this forum long ago.

edit - glad you got it idling below 1,200 in any case.
Very true about too many things. the distributor I rotated a couple mm, but the carb was the main culprit - a couple very tiny flecks of something when the jet was removed and cleaned.
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