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Originally Posted by craggle  Me again.
Here's a couple of picture of my rotor arm. Can you see the black lines running out from the centre where the cap contact it made?
Do you reckon the dust may have caused tracking to the two bolts holding the rotor arm in place?
Craig. |
If you have not got it sorted and you have a Holley or similar carb I would just check the tightness of the fuel bowl securing bolts. It is very common on carbs up to 3 or 4 years old for the screws to slacken or for the gasket to settle. All you need is a microscopic gap and the fuel bypasses the gasket causing an enrichening effect. Bit like having a choke slightly out on a hot engine (for those that can remember chokes) (or magnetos in Wilfs case).
This particularly happens when the car has been stood for a while (as in months) and then started. Over the length of a run as the carb warms this seems to bring it on. After a few years it seems to stop happening.
For the sake of two minutes it is worth a shot - I remember Stoneleigh about 8 years ago where it sorted out about 4 cobras that were running horrible on tickover - it had been put down to electrics or cam.
Mike