When "adjusting throttle linkage", are you cracking plates like a carburetor? If so, something's wrong with your idle speed circuit. PRV is designed to idle with plates fully closed. Lower screw is only used in initial set of manual circuit. In theory automatic idle system never needs it. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > I didn't have much time to work on the car today. Too many errands > after work. > > BUT, I did tinker with the fuel mixture some more. The reason I fiddle > with this "verbotten" item so much is because I know it was grossly > off from when I let that amatuer mechanic have it last winter. > > The first thing I notice and love, is that the car starts hot or cold, > first time, every time and idles exactly on the spot. > > I started to give it more fuel until I noticed a change. I then > checked the timing and RPM (throttle linkage) and reset them. I did > this over and over until it had so much fuel that nothing I did with > the timing and throttle linkage would smooth out the idle. Then I > backed off on the fuel until everything smoothed out. > > First, I noticed that when you hit the gas, the RPM's climb quicker > and more easily. The back firing is gone too! But I won't really know > if I have any more power until I drive it and I can't do that until I > replace the steering rack boot. :( > > Second, all this time I've noticed that my engine gets HOT. So hot > that when it warms up the radiant heat drove me out and I couldn't > work in there for more than a couple of minutes at a time. The gauge > always stayed in specs though. > > Today, I was able to work in the engine compartment as long as I > wanted and I wasn't driven away. The gauge read the same but I know > this isn't my imagination. I was able to sense the difference in > radiated heat because Mike Cohee's car runs nice and cool and I was > helping him the other night. > > Does this make sense to anyone, or am I just mental? > > Rich Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=567144668> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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