<VV> Mo' no hot idle

[Padgett]

>Are you saying you cannot adjust the idle speed[s] and mixture screw[s] to
>allow it to idle in NEUTRAL?  or just when in drive?
Sure but when fully warmed up it idles for a few sesconds, then slows down 
until it burps and dies. Idle is good when just warm enough for chokes to 
fully open.

>Are you saying no one in your chapter has any spare carbs?
Carbs have been swapped since problem started. I just swapped side to side 
with no difference.

>Are you saying  you haven't put your hand over each carb as soon as you let
>it idle to find out which one kills the engine immediately [ the one it's
>probably runing on during idle ]?
Both kill.

>Are you saying that you haven't LOOKED into the bores as you hold the
>crossshaft in the WOT position [ to see if BOTH plates are verticle and 
>thus the
>carbs are synched / balanced, fairly close ]?

Is close and problem is not under load, runs sweet above 55 or while 
accelerating, occasional misfire at small throttle opening, poor idle.

>Are you saying that you haven't left a timinglight, dwell meter  hooked up at
>idle to see if anything changes [ timing retards as speed decays ]?

Yes have left connected. Have even set timing statically and compared to 
dynamic (very close). Just discovered that dwell-tach (dated 1973) is now 
less than accurate. Need to recheck rpms.

Padgett