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Tick over speed?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:03 am
by bristolmod
Standard TV175 S3- anyone with a reliable rev counter give me an indication of what it should tick over at at idle?
Fitted an "el-cheapo" wrap a wire round the HT lead unit, and it appears to read high.
Any ball park figs Gents?
Ta
Chris
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:02 pm
by Muppet
12-14000 max
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:13 pm
by mick1
Muppet wrote:12-14000 max
Agree.... but i'd knock a nought off
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:14 pm
by bristolmod
12-1,400?
about right then
thanks.
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:15 pm
by Muppet
im not much gud wiv numbers
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:03 am
by shocky
I thoughttickover was about 800_900 rpm
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:36 am
by coaster
shocky wrote:I thoughttickover was about 800_900 rpm
Me too on a standardish setup. If the tickover is set too high it MIGHT cause starting probs. I normally settle for as low a tickover as possible when the engine is fully warmed up. I thinck my Avanti ticks over at about 1000 rpm....I'll check next time I take it out.
Re: Tick over speed?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:29 pm
by 22/2
You'll get a lower idle speed with a heavier fly wheel, if the TV is standard including electrics you could get lower than 1000rpm, if it's a lighter AF, vari, etc then it will have to be higher as there is not enough weight to keep it turning over.
Rich