Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie

Posted by Ross On 2023/8/17 11:32:55

About your carb. Disconnect the firewall linkage from the carb. Bend the pull rod that activates that fast idle cam until the idle adjusting screw rests on the first step when the choke is fully open. It has to rest on something and not rely on the rest of the throttle linkage to maintain an idle speed. Then adjust your idle speed to what suits. Don't worry about the number--it is just supposed to idle slowly. Once you have a nice slow idle then you can worry about setting timing.

About your dizzy. When converting to 12 volts did anyone think to include an ignition resistor in the circuit feeding the coil? Otherwise your points will have to deal with way too much current.