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Re: Engine won't idle joeflanagan #1442026 02/21/2022 7:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,677 Missouri J JW51 'Bolter
JW51 'Bolter J Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,677 Missouri	Did you check the timing or at least play with it? My 235 seems to be quite responsive to small changes in timing. Also check the function of your vac advance. Last edited by JW51; 02/21/2022 7:22 PM. 1951 3100

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Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/15/2022 11:01 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	78buckshot	02/15/2022 3:02 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/15/2022 4:26 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/15/2022 6:44 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	bartamos	02/15/2022 6:50 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/15/2022 7:37 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/15/2022 8:28 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	52Carl	02/16/2022 12:26 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	fixite7	02/16/2022 1:02 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	Bill Hanlon	02/16/2022 2:48 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/16/2022 3:19 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	TUTS 59	02/16/2022 12:44 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/16/2022 2:21 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	Bill Hanlon	02/16/2022 4:14 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/16/2022 4:30 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Bill Hanlon	02/16/2022 8:29 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Gord&Fran	02/16/2022 11:54 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/18/2022 10:50 AM
Re: Engine won't idle	JW51	02/18/2022 1:53 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/18/2022 4:21 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/21/2022 4:56 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	JW51	02/21/2022 5:05 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/21/2022 5:27 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/21/2022 6:00 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/21/2022 6:55 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	JW51	02/21/2022 7:11 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/21/2022 7:26 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	carbking	02/21/2022 7:27 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Otto Skorzeny	02/21/2022 7:43 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/21/2022 8:09 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Gord&Fran	02/21/2022 8:28 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/21/2022 10:10 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	DaveV	02/22/2022 1:08 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/22/2022 2:58 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/22/2022 3:01 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/22/2022 4:40 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Bill Hanlon	02/22/2022 5:16 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	JW51	02/22/2022 5:42 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/22/2022 8:34 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/22/2022 9:01 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	carbking	02/22/2022 9:03 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	JW51	02/22/2022 9:46 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/22/2022 9:57 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/22/2022 9:58 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	joeflanagan	02/22/2022 10:13 PM
Re: Engine won't idle	Hotrod Lincoln	02/22/2022 10:25 PM

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