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AirCanuck

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Re: Perfect idle, dies under any throttle
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2017, 08:46:43 PM »
Have you cleaned or replaced those fouled spark plugs yet? If not, you're pissin in the wind. ;) Best way to un-foul sooty spark plugs, IMHO, is to burn the black off with a propane torch...

Yeah I got the plugs and caps replaced today. It was 100 percent the timing/points. Guessing some moisture got in there during the rain storm. A new set of points and static timing did the trick. Needs some further tuning now that everything fuel and ignition related has been tinkered with, but it's road worthy again!

Congrats. This has been an interesting journey to follow along :)

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Re: Perfect idle, dies under any throttle
« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2017, 09:03:12 PM »
It was 100 percent the timing/points.
I doubt it. Timing/points will not cause carbon deposits. Once fouled, the plugs will continue to cause problems, even after the original carburation problem has been solved. In your case, the problem may have been caused by rain soaked, oiled pods, restricting the airflow.
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