Re: File this one under "Do I feel stupid, or what"

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Some months ago I got my 232 idling *perfectly*, perfect... then it went
rough, with #1 fuel-starved at low idle (600 rpm) (testing by pulling
the plug on #1; no change in idle).  If I bring the idle up to 800+ #1
contributes and it smooths out. 

Everything is tight, but I think I have a leaky intake gasket or flawed
surface that matters only at the tiny volumes of fuel/air at idle. It's
LPG not gasoline, but idle is idle, and a gasket a gasket... it's also
worse when cold, which makes no sense for LPG, and it's a new carb that
sets up right. 


I wish the intake manifold sealing system was better on these motors,
like two bolts per port and not entangled with the hot one.

And I didn't this last time around, but I not only missed loose manifold
bolts before, I did it *twice*, the first time around somehow I burned
#4 (!) exh valve. Go figure.