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Originally Posted by ToronadoGuyDenver
Your the second person who's told me about this wire on the front of the carb.
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OK, the way you wrote that tells me you did NOT adjust the carb per the factory service manual, you just bolted on the rebuild and expected it to work, right? Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. You say you've got the FSM, so read it. You MUST adjust the idle mixture, idle speeds, and TPS in exactly the method and order described in the manual. This must be done on the car, whether the carb is newly rebuilt or not.
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Another thing, last time I did emissions, the guy for the State, the freee guy who helps you after you've spent too much. Anyway, he told me to look under the dash and look for a computer chip (which they don't make anymore). I went and got one from the junk yard and it passed. Now, it's doing the same thing. While going through this, the State guy told me it was preventing the cycle of the computer from kicking in.
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Sorry, that's a bunch of crap. Unless you have money to burn, READ THE MANUAL and follow the troubleshooting procedures. There are very simple, no-cost tests to verify if the mixture control solenoid is working, if the O2 sensor is working, and if the TPS is adjusted properly. All it takes is a little time and some patience. Most repair technicians are "parts replacers" and have no concept of diagnosis (especially if someone else is paying for all the parts replacing). It's like the 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters - at some point dumb luck will allow them to "fix" the problem. Again, for people with more money than brains, this may be fine. I can't afford that method of "diagnosis".