Re: 74 Spider T/A .... post-adjustment phase

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided>]

Hi Tim,
I'd strongly suggest you go through the entire Spica adjustment
procedure. Just moving the gap isnt enough, the other adjustments were
probably out of adjustment to compensate for the gap which you have
now changed. Do the whole thing, in order, and see what happens.

Ed
Loveland, CO.
1974 Spider with a 1750 under the hood

Monday, November 04, 2002, 12:02:22 PM, you wrote:

TS> 11 4 02 -- Wilmington NC (74 Spider)

TS> Hey Cats . . .

TS> ok, adjusted the HOT gap to .019 (using screw under T/A, .019 achieved with 
TS> 3.5 revolutions "out" from being fully seated [the screw, that is]) and the 
TS> car now just runs like crap ... the INITIAL hot measurement (with long arm 
TS> removed) was a whopping 1/4" !!  ...  and getting it down to .019 made 
TS> things worse

TS> it actually runs reasonbly (yet still chokes like a dog) with the the 
TS> adjusting screw "screwed all the way in" AND the T/A shimmed about 1/8" 
TS> [which is completely opposite of what "should be" happening]

TS> I rapped the side of the cold start solenoid, no change

TS> I'm now at a loss as to WTF is wrong with this  ....  any more ideas from 
TS> the erudite bunch ????

TS> why does my car hate me ???

TS> thanks,

TS> Tim Sheridan
TS> 74 Spider (hates me)
TS> 87 CRX Si (my buddy)
TS> Wilmington NC





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