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Re: [Fot] Weber tuning help please

To: Jim Gray <toodamnfunky@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Weber tuning help please
From: Bill Babcock via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 11:53:22 -1000
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If you overtighten the rubber compression mounts they don=E2=80=99t =
work.=20

> On May 3, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Jim Gray via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
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> I just installed my webers and I=E2=80=99m running into something not =
covered in anything I=E2=80=99ve read so far.
> At cruise speed which I do on the street, 2500  -3000 RPM my exhaust =
gas temps on # 4  are 100 plus degrees
> over # 1and will climb to 1400 if I stay at that throttle setting. =
Under wide open throttle they equalize and seem
> to settle in at about 1300.
> However, I think this may be symptomatic of my other issue. When I=E2=80=
=99m tuning the idle air screws, open them up until
> it starts to miss & so on, I can get a predictable stumble from three =
out of the four screws.
> The screw on # 3 has no effect on the idle no matter how far I run it =
in or out.
> Also , when I put my syncrometers on #=E2=80=99s 3 and 4 they are =
significantly different.
> I=E2=80=99m not going to get my dyno tune before the first race in two =
weeks so I=E2=80=99m left to figure it out on my own for now.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated,
> Jim g
> =20
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class=3D"">If you overtighten the rubber compression mounts they don=E2=80=
=99t work.&nbsp;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On May 3, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Jim =
Gray via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"Section1" style=3D"page: Section1; font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
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normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=3D""><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Arial;" class=3D"">I just installed my webers and I=E2=80=99m running =
into something not covered in anything I=E2=80=99ve read so far.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">At cruise =
speed which I do on the street, 2500&nbsp; -3000 RPM my exhaust gas =
temps on # 4 &nbsp;are 100 plus degrees<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">over # 1and =
will climb to 1400 if I stay at that throttle setting. Under wide open =
throttle they equalize and seem<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">to settle in =
at about 1300.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';" class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">However, I =
think this may be symptomatic of my other issue. When I=E2=80=99m tuning =
the idle air screws, open them up until<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">it starts to =
miss &amp; so on, I can get a predictable stumble from three out of the =
four screws.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman';" class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">The screw on # =
3 has no effect on the idle no matter how far I run it in or out.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">Also , when I =
put my syncrometers on #=E2=80=99s 3 and 4 they are significantly =
different.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">I=E2=80=99m =
not going to get my dyno tune before the first race in two weeks so =
I=E2=80=99m left to figure it out on my own for now.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" class=3D"">Any help would =
be greatly appreciated,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
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