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Cold start splutter for about 20-30 seconds!

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YES!!!!! So today was a good day!
Been a busy boy, bought a bottle of CRC for my Air Flow Meter, waited 'til i got it today to 'finish' my car…
I bought a Gasket as previous for the meter head/FD, o'ring, new return line bolt to FD sorted.
So took the unit apart, from the air box, & FD, sprayed some CRC through the plunger & return lead, waited 'til it dried, cleaned around the Sensor unit throughout, wiped/dried… put it back together, bolted meter head to the Sensor unit, torqued up injectors to the FD, vacuums connected too. The PPR has had a new o'ring & .3 shim added.
So after 3 weeks between a few things, the WUR being serviced, so to speak, i turned the car over & she started…gave it a minute or so for all the air to get out of the system & took it for a small spin for literally a few hundred yards.
IT FELT GREAT - RESPONSIVE WITH NO HESITATION AT ALL! YYYEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!
It's been a long time, money & work - but worth it! I really don't think this car has been running like this for a long time!
IT DOES NEED A TUNE though, to be booked in in the next week or so
:thumbs: … (using shell nitro fuel) after going for a 10-15mile spin, got home & it was on my drive running, it seemed to be idling normal then low, normal then low… So my thinking it needs a tune - What do you guys think?? Also the same happened when the fan came on…
I'm really happy how it's running though… feel i've done so much to her..
 :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:Cheers to rubjonny mark1gls LeeO Briano1234 to name a few 

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with all the work its very likely the co will need a tune now, 99% there :)

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Glad it's driving well, with the idle try increasing the idle speed up to about 1200 rpm then give the throttle a few  blips the lower the idle back down to just below 1000 rpm and give the idle another few blips to see if it stays there.

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Just an update guys, took it for a tune this morning!!! Yeeeessss!!! Guy said it was smelling/running rich be fore the bonnet was pulled! he put tension in my accelerator cable, adjusted CO's & did 1 or 2 other tuning things… Said the injectors were fine too. Didn't take long at all to be fair to him, knew his stuff & said he preferred working on the older cars :thumbs: Said for me to use fuel cleaner, which I do, take it or a good run to get the soot off the Spark Plugs… if anything changes with the running of the car to take it back & he'll sort it. Felt good when idling & pulling up in traffic or lights, no up or down on the revs… did mention that a hose was weak, (discussed with Rubjonny) he said that would affect the pressure of the brakes.
 
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