Date:         Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:31:58 -0400
Reply-To:     "Eastman, Cecil @ ELM" <Eastman.C@ATWOODMOBILE.COM>
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From:         "Eastman, Cecil @ ELM" <Eastman.C@ATWOODMOBILE.COM>
Subject:      Running rich.....me too
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My Fellow Pilots,

My '85 is also running rich.  Although it may have been doing so for a while
now, it has really been bad since I installed a new throttle valve switch
(the 2-in-1 type).  Could this gizmo be the culprit?  To be honest, I'm not
quite sure how the thing is supposed to operate:  it's supposed to
physically open or shut the valve, right?  The way it sits under the
throttle body, I don't understand how it accomplishes this.

The problem was so bad this past weekend that it wouldn't even start.  I was
forced to get it towed to a shop that charged me $237 for plugs (that could
have been cleaned), a distributor cap (that they didn't even use; they put
the old one back since it was only a couple of weeks old), and a rotor(okay;
I needed a rotor), and lots of head scratching.  They claim to have checked
fuel pressure (okay), but said they have no equipment to test the
electronics.  My problem is that neither do I, unless a simple multi-tester
can do the job.

Will proper adjustment of the throttle switch likely relieve the fuel rich
symptom, or do I have other issues to consider?

Thanks, as always,

Cecil
'85 Westy Wolfsburg "Der BrotKasten"