>> I'm troubleshooting my car. It runs bad. By pusshing in on the air vane,
>> it runs better, so I conclude its running lean.
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>check and/or replace the temp sensor. If those don't show anything, might
>be easier to just loosen the spring in the meter and see how it runs?
>>> I'm troubleshooting my car. It runs bad. By pusshing in on the air vane,
>>> it runs better, so I conclude its running lean.
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> worse last
>summer.
Let me add some notes, but I have not reasembled things. I decided to take the flow valve off
and check it in detail. Strange thing, I still don't know the circuit exactly. Making resistance
measurments is really interesting, but the only way to check it is to power it. In making resistance
measurments I was able to smooth down fluctuations . They don't necessarily show up
powered up. I smoothed down the carbon trace and flattened the contacts somewhat. I used
cleaner and some Caig moving contact stuff. If I assume the analog computer is working correctly
and all the sensors, the other thing I might check is the flowvalve bypass. I didn't try adjusting
it lately. Perhaps I can get it working tomorrow.
I did check out the flow valve. It does have a spring tension adjustment. I don't want to
change it without first measuring the current torque.
I did also check the rubber between the flow valve and the throttle body. It is often the problem
if any leaks are there.
greg
gregs - 02 Jan 2004 19:47 GMT
As a follow up, I report things are much better. I loosened the spring, probably less
than a half turn, adjusted the bypass mixture. I may have a problem with the cold start
valve, but it runs pretty good warmed up. I now feel that surge of power. Feels
good.
greg
>>>> I'm troubleshooting my car. It runs bad. By pusshing in on the air vane,
>>>> it runs better, so I conclude its running lean.
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>
>greg
Steve - 03 Jan 2004 03:28 GMT
> As a follow up, I report things are much better. I loosened the spring,
> probably less than a half turn, adjusted the bypass mixture.
We do that with them all the time. I stopped worrying about why they need
this done long ago. If it fixes the car and it runs good, that's all that
matters!

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gregs - 03 Jan 2004 19:06 GMT
>> As a follow up, I report things are much better. I loosened the spring,
>> probably less than a half turn, adjusted the bypass mixture.
>
>We do that with them all the time. I stopped worrying about why they need
>this done long ago. If it fixes the car and it runs good, that's all that
>matters!
Thanks. Just one thing that has always puzzled me, my 77 Ca. car
edition seemed to have a slightly different spec on fuel economy
vs 49 state. Never could figure out why that was. Only the Ca. had a convetor,
which I emtied long ago. I'm not sure if my car has a vacuum advance either.
It seemed to me there was no hose, but I'll check again.
greg