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Por911t4

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Big flat spot upon pulling away ...
« on: June 13, 2019, 07:41:06 »
First and foremost a big thank you to you all with my various posts in helping a newbie w113 (230) owner quickly get their head around their car ....

Next question : upon pulling away from standstill (in 2nd as normal/car is an auto) I have an overly big flat spot in power. She will pick away but the flat spot is overly large and while there is no misfire something is amiss . Any advice is appreciate . Thanks Barry
Ps there was a vacuum problem with the ‘box that’s now been rectified .

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Re: Big flat spot upon pulling away ...
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2019, 11:37:11 »
Sounds like the fuel mixture settings (mid-range?). Not heard of this issue before. Does it always do this, or only when the engine is still cold? I would check that the fuel linkage rod connections and brackets are all nice and tight.
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Re: Big flat spot upon pulling away ...
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2019, 13:00:23 »
Timing advance problem?

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Re: Big flat spot upon pulling away ...
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2019, 07:57:02 »
Yes Chumps, timing did cross my mind . In addition to this when starting the engine from cold it turns 8-10 times before firing. One started it runs fine at standstill . But even when warm spins more times that it should to fire up ..... would you still be thinking ‘timing’ ?

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Re: Big flat spot upon pulling away ...
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2019, 14:00:12 »
Have you also checked the dwell angle?
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