[DML] Correction: Initial Setting Of CO Screw
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[DML] Correction: Initial Setting Of CO Screw
- From: "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 06:56:27 -0000
Forgot to mention: plug the empty injector boot with a 3/8" or 10mm
bolt. Otherwise you'll have a major vacuum leak that will affect air
sensor plate movement.
Bill Robertson
#5939
>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> Unplug the coil, jump the RPM relay (remember that the pump spins
> continuously like that, whether the car is energized or not -- don't
> leave it jumped), pull an injector and place it in a bottle, and set
> your CO screw lean. Then turn the engine with the starter motor
> (lowering the air sensor plate naturally) and enrich the CO screw
> until the pulled injector starts to spray. This should be close enough
> to start the engine and make your final adjustments.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
>
> >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jeff Phillips" <jmanis2@xxxx> wrote:
> > Having recently been able to drive the DeLorean for extended periods
> > of time I've just noticed that I've horrendous fuel efficiency around
> > 10 MPG. My exhaust is extremely rich, so much so the fuel vapors
> > will cause your eyes to tear up, hence my ongoing investigation of
> > the CO2 adj. Meanwhile I pulled the plugs to inspect them and to to
> > a compression check and expected all 6 to be saturated in fuel. Much
> > to my surprise 4 were clean and tan in color but the two closest to
> > the firewall on the drivers side were wet with fuel. I'm now
> > suspecting that the problem may be the injectors and took some of
> > Hervey's advise and poured in a bottle of Berryman 12 fuel cleaner
> > into the tank. Only a half tank later I've seen remarkable improment
> > in my milage (on track for 20MPG) but the fuel smell hasn't improved
> > much. I'll be pulling the injectors and inspecting the spray this
> > week as I suspect those two may not be closing fully and causeing
> > fuel to leak into the cylinders.
> >
> > Am I on the right track with my assumptions? Also, since my CO screw
> > is stripped I'm going to replace it with my newly pulled one. Where
> > should I set the screw initially so I can adjust it to the proper
> > position?
> >
> > Jeff
> > #10544
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