<VV> Carb problems - idle circuit help

[Mark Durham]

Thanks Dave, its where I suspected it to be. The carbs are easy to
take the tops off of, so I'll remove the clusters and inspect the
tubes for debris.  Mark Durham

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:17 AM, David Heath <dheath at vanceandhines.com> wrote:
> I recently had the same issue.  After reading the traffic here, I took off
> the top of the carb and removed the "cluster".  Part of that cluster are
> some tubes (air bleeds) and one of those is for the idle circuit.  I took a
> piece of guitar string (about .011" diam) and pushed it through these tubes.
> When I pushed it through the idle air bleed, I saw a very small fleck of
> something come out.  I reassembled the carb and it was back to working as it
> should.
> You can do this same process without removing the cluster, but whatever you
> push out of the tube will likely get sucked back into the tube later
> (speaking from experience here).
> Good luck!
>
> Dave Heath
> Cypress, CA
> '65 140/4
>
>>
>> OK, guys, I recently saw some traffic on carb help for idle circuits,
>> now that I need the nelp,
>>
>> I have little to no adjustment for idle mixture. Are we talking about
>> those tubes that are a part of the venturi cluster?
>>
>> I have blown the circuits out with compressed air, did not help.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.  Mark Durham
>
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