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Date:         Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:05:13 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
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>> Just a question, and forgive my ignorance here. Describe what rich means
>> please. Does it mean more fuel, more power, more air, less power? I'm
>> curious. If someone would take the time to explain this I would greatly
>> appreciate it. Thank you.




Fuel/air mixture ratio is richness. Too much air & too little fuel gives a
lean mixture, causing overheating, burned valves etc. Too little air and
too much fuel and you get incomplete burning, fouled plugs/pistons/rings
etc, smoke, excessive consumption...and that hidden danger,
cylinder-wall-wash, which is unburned fuel getting past the rings and
thinning the oil on the bores, causing very rapid wear (a real problems
with diesels in particular).
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