leaning out the 4.2L
08-08-2005, 11:47 PM
#41
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>I don't know, but I believe so.
Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get them too
rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>
>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>idle mixture?
No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle circuit,
the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>
>
>I don't know, but I believe so.
Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get them too
rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>
>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>idle mixture?
No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle circuit,
the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>
>
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#42
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#43
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#44
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#45
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com...
> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>
>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>
> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
> them too
> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>
>>
>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>
>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>idle mixture?
>
> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
> circuit,
> the other is for the main circuit.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>
>>
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
thanks mike. it's running nice now.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#47
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
thanks mike. it's running nice now.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#48
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
thanks mike. it's running nice now.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
#49
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
thanks mike. it's running nice now.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42F7CB22.3805549A@sympatico.ca...
> Yes, but... The metering rods inside mechanically and vacuum adjust the
> high speed in addition to them so if the idle is too rich, it will be
> too rich all the way up.
>
> Mike
>
> Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>>
>> Ok, thanks Mike
>>
>> Does this screw only effect idle mixture?
>>
>> thanks
>> Jason
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:42F7B3D6.1EEEAF5D@sympatico.ca...
>> > LOL!
>> >
>> > I was busy. Clockwise screws it in which leans it out.
>> >
>> > The stepper's pins go all the way into the carb for a full rich on
>> > them,
>> > then you fine tune it with the front screws.
>> >
>> > If it won't lean out, then suspect blocked idle tubes.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > Pi-Eyed Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is this such a goofy question no one will answer??
>> >>
>> >> "Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:URLJe.167734$HI.98923@edtnps84...
>> >> > on a 4.2L, am I turning counterclockwise to lean the mixture?
>> >> >
>> >> >
08-09-2005, 11:20 PM
#50
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Re: leaning out the 4.2L
In message <ve7Ke.170286$HI.142222@edtnps84>, "Pi-Eyed Piper" wrote:
>I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
Read my reply a little closer and you'll see that it wasn't to you, it was to
"Steve Foley", who asked about the stepper motor.
>
>
>"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
>news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com.. .
>> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>>
>>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>>
>> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
>> them too
>> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>>
>>>
>>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>>
>>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>>idle mixture?
>>
>> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
>> circuit,
>> the other is for the main circuit.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>>
>>>
>
>I dont have a stepper motor, I changed the carb to one that doesn't have it
Read my reply a little closer and you'll see that it wasn't to you, it was to
"Steve Foley", who asked about the stepper motor.
>
>
>"bllsht" <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in message
>news:r99gf1t1osl5uo424oh46jn1dd5em2iefp@4ax.com.. .
>> In message <HVOJe.4117$lK2.3895@trndny01>, "Steve Foley" wrote:
>>
>>>I don't know, but I believe so.
>>
>> Yes, the "idle mixture screws" are only for idle mixture. However, get
>> them too
>> rich and they can affect mixture at higher RPM also.
>>
>>>
>>>Therefore, my addition to this question is:
>>>
>>>Are the metering pins/stepper motor/cancerous growth on the BBD only for
>>>idle mixture?
>>
>> No. The stepper motor has 2 pins mounted on it. One is for the idle
>> circuit,
>> the other is for the main circuit.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Pi-Eyed Piper" <notta@hello.com> wrote in message
>>>news:FzOJe.172266$9A2.22664@edtnps89...
>>>> are the mixture screws only for idle mixture?
>>>
>>>
>