Tim, Thanks, so seems my issues are with the AFM? I get a dark drip near the cat in the morning and before it was just clear. The AFM is wacked since the rail inside is worn out, i adjusted it to be able to run, because it was jerking alot, I have a new hall,distro, but wire need replacing again. ( lotta new parts except the AFM. thanks much Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Doktor Tim [mailto:doktortim@rockisland.com] > Sent: Monday, July 7, 2003 03:55 PM > To: fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: need help/advice AFM. > > At 08:29 AM 07/07/2003, you wrote: > > >hello all, > >I re-adjusted my AFM track arm and seem to be having some diffrent > >things happen, first is that on start up until warm up it idle's real hard > >until warm up then it settles down and is not so rough. second i notice > >a lean smell and drip near my cat, so I am running real rich? > > > >NOTE this did'nt happen until my adjustment. > > > >any advice on this? I was reading that co email could my co be off? > > The odds on adjusting inside the AFM and getting good mixture is almost > nil without monitoring the co at all rpm's under load with an exhaust gas > meter at the port ahead of the cat if you got one, at the tailpipe if you > don't. The EASY fix, no matter how hard you have to work for the money, > is to replace it with a new AFM, then adjust co with an exhaust gas meter. > > |
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