Possible starting problems with alky

[JHobbs26]

We always raised the idle when firing our motor up or it would die. We got a piece of plastic that was the right thickness and made it where it would go into place between the screw and stop to hold it slightly open.

I have a zip-tie tied to my throttle linkage that i stick inbetween the idle screw and stop that raises the RPM to about 2000. When im ready to idle down just a wack of the throttle pedal and the zip-tie removes itself. Works pretty slick.

[Dirtrunner35]

I've seen the zip tie before, works good. I idle mine up when I first start it also.

[PIERCE3J]

Sounds like you need new power valves. Make sure the squirters arent stuck when you first fire at each race.

[circle dirt]

starting the alky engine

I have a bottle of racing gas in the trailer just for starting the alky engine. They are cold blooded as hell. Simply squirt some gas in the carb , fire it up , keep it running for the first few seconds and then insert the small zip tie end and walk away.

[Kojak_9x]

Sounds like ur sucking air! I had it happen once and the fitting in the fuel cell was loose!

[Graff Spee]

I have a zip-tie tied to my throttle linkage that i stick inbetween the idle screw and stop that raises the RPM to about 2000. When im ready to idle down just a wack of the throttle pedal and the zip-tie removes itself. Works pretty slick.

Yup, this works real good!!!

[modracer47]

Thanks to all for your input and help.

There were two things:
1) We were lean on the jets. As we started going larger the problem was not
as bad.

2) This from our good ole gas days:
My friend called C&S and we did not have the advance locked.
The distributor was put together by someone else and they had the springs/weights,
and we just never thought of looking at that as a problem.
Once they were taken out, the car idled a lot quicker.

Once started we can stay consistent at 2500-3000 and after a minute or two, the car can
idle.

Again, thanks to all for your help.