Reving engine at idle.

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Cjhols
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Reving engine at idle.

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Hi all, newbie here so go easy. I yesterday started my Rover 3.5 for the first time using a QFT 4.5 cfm carbie and it ran fine. This morning I had trouble starting it so I hooked up the electric choke ( it wasn’t hooked up initially). I eventually got it started but it reved really high. I’m wondering whether the choke might have gotten stuck on?
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Re: Reving engine at idle.

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possibly, or it's not setup or adjusted correctly.

Chokes can also open the throttle little more for a higher idle as well as adjusting things so the engine gets a little richer. ( whether blocking airflow to achieve this, or increasing fuel, or a combination ?
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Re: Reving engine at idle.

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How about the basics? Is there enough return spring on everything to make everything fully close?

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Re: Reving engine at idle.

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Hi Ian
Yes I think so. Please have a look at my new post for an update.
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