Rough idle and running rich

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Champion RN12y gapped at .032. Took the car out for a spirited drive this morning. Still off at little at idle but seems much better. Maybe the 12v to...

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Yep. Did that last night and have 12V to coil. Seems to start up faster. Runs well but has a slight hesitation or miss while idling. Vacuum running at...

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I’ve also got this bad boy......

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On the same side as power wire. Cleaned up contacts as they were filthy. Battery at 12.6V....

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Ok. I now get 11.6v at the coil.

distributor:

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My Bentley wiring diagram shows that white wire connection to the coil....

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Bad lead on my meter. Re checked voltage and it is 7.81V.

3.4 ohms

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I took the negative wire off the coil. I made my own wire (red) and ran it from the negative post to the coil bracket bolt. It’s longer than needed...

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Attached is the pic I have of my coil and wiring for test. I'll send distributor pic tonight.
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Will do. Thanks.

Yeah I did use the coil bracket bolt. Made a typo above.

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Went home for lunch and tried to test the coil. I removed the red wire off the positive side of the coil. Removed black wire from negative side of the...

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OK. Will test that out tonight....

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Thanks for the advice. I will retard the timing to 17.

This may seem like a dumb question, but how would I know if the ballast was byp...

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Deep breath...

I took possession of a 1973 TR6 late last summer. The car was not driven regularly for about 6 years. Brake master cylinder...

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I hate to resurrect an old thread but I am having some of the same issues at idle. I tried Poolboy's test of removing the air cleaner and putting a straw...

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Thanks for the reply.

Phil, I am having the same odd idle issues you were having in 2018. I also have a 1973 TR6 with the vent lever arrangement on the carb. I read in a...

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Not a bad idea. I’m running ethanol free fuel. Who knows though how long that will be available....

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OK. Will do....

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New hoses on and carbs are bone dry. The bottom on the hose between the two carbs was cracked and brittle....