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My wife complained that her 1985 D88 was stalling at low speeds. Removed the air cleaner this morning and found this. Yes, that is an idle mixture screw sitting on the intake.
To quote Holly Hunter from Die Hard 2, "why do these things keep happening to us?"
How did that engine even run right with that mixture screw backed out a few turns, let alone far enough to fall out? Your Mrs must be pretty tolerant of a rough running engine.
How did that engine even run right with that mixture screw backed out a few turns, let alone far enough to fall out? Your Mrs must be pretty tolerant of a rough running engine.
Actually, the CCC system compensated by changing the duty cycle of the mixture control solenoid. It was surging a little, but really didn't run poorly.
Ha haha, been a while since I've seen that. Make sure the spring has enough tension to keep it in place. The only other cause is a squirrel thats upset with your...
[QUOTE=joe_padavano;1002426]My wife complained that her 1985 D88 was stalling at low speeds. Removed the air cleaner this morning and found this. Yes, that is an idle mixture screw sitting on the intake.
To quote Holly Hunter from Die Hard 2, "why do these things keep happening to us?"
I agree with the obvious - probably a weak spring. I can't imagine anything else unscrewing that screw that many turns, except maybe a leprechaun, or perhaps even Murphy himself, Heaven protect us!
Okay, so if the squirrel turns screws consistently counterclockwise when he's PO'd, can I catch him, feed him, and make him happy, so that he turns things clockwise, then have him assemble an engine for me?
Okay, so if the squirrel turns screws consistently counterclockwise when he's PO'd, can I catch him, feed him, and make him happy, so that he turns things clockwise, then have him assemble an engine for me?
Guys:
Same sort of thing happened to me a couple years ago. I have a Holley 4150 carb on my big block, it started running really rough, I pulled the carb and found one of the jets laying in the fuel bowl, never ever saw that happen before.
Ron
March 26th, 2017, 08:36 AM
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