Hi all, I took my new to me car to my first event this weekend and learned a lot, mainly that I still have some work to do to get it to run properly. It was the local autocross, and my first opportunity to get it warmed up and drive it.
I'm having a bit of trouble with a flooded engine, I think. The car starts rough and takes some coaxing to run. After a minute or so it gets worse and cuts out, then won't crank until it has sat for quite a while. Have a lot of soot in the exhaust.
I took the carburetor off and cleaned it. Made sure the needle valve is clean and working. Didn't rebuild as I don't have a kit yet, so just took things apart and cleaned real good. I didn't mess with the jets.
I notice that the choke has been removed and there are holes where the bar holding the choke flap was located. Is it essential that these are plugged? I'd assume these open hole will mess with the air flow, but is it bad enough to flood the engine?
Also, any advice on the rough idle problem would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul