Actually, Ive had the best luck adjusting mixture by checking plug
color. I was actually asking about balancing at Idle, but thanks for
the advice. John
MMoore8425@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/19/2007 7:17:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> tr3driver@ca.rr.com writes:
>
> When balancing the carburettors, Bentley says to loosen the
>
>> interconnection, and balance at 850 RPM and re tighten. Then
>> it says to
>> bring the engine to 1500rpm and re balance with the idle adjusting
>> screws. Do I loosen the interconnection again when I do
>> this?
>>
>
>
>
> I've not tried it yet on my TR, but on my E Type I learned a trick about
> setting the mixture:
> When you're adjusting the idle mixture and you have to turn the screw one
> direction or the other to see if it increases or decreases speed, its more
> difficult to tell at higher idle speeds.
> The trick I learned is to reduce the idle speed to as low as you can idle
> reliably. On my E Type, I can reduce to 500 or so, and then you can really
>tell
> which way you need to turn the mixture screw!
>
> Best, Mike Moore
>
>
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