Jerry,
You have a vacuum leak I think. When the choke opens the extra pulled in by the leak makes the mixture too lean. It won't idle when it is too lean.
Regards, Joe Fulton
--- Jerry Phillips <jnpvegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The engine ('68 390) starts fine when cold, but when > the choke starts to come open, rpms start to drop > and it is necessary to bump the throttle to keep it > going. The slowest it will run is about 1,200 rpm > at steady throttle, anything slower and it stalls. > > New: Plugs, wires, coil, points, condenser, cap, > battery cables, relay, relay to starter cable > > Replaced: rebuilt Holley 4160 (vacuum secondary) 600 > cfm with electric choke > > Timing at 5 degrees BTC, at 700-800 rpm in neutral. > > I have tried it with the idle mixtures screws at one > and one half turns out, as recommended in the Holley > rebuild kit literature, up to three turns out as > recommended on the Holley web site. Doesn't seem to > matter, it still stalls as the choke plate opens > out. As the engine warms up, the only thing that > keeps it running is more gas. > > Anyone got any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Jerry Phillips > Las Vegas > '68 AMX 390
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