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Re: Misfire, need some hints.

To: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>,
Subject: Re: Misfire, need some hints.
From: "James Franks" <jimmble@adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:52:31 -0400
Vance,

I'd try a super lightweight oil. You need the piston to rise quicker, not
slower.

Jim Franks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
To: "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:27 PM
Subject: Misfire, need some hints.


. I am running 10W-30 motor oil
> in the dampers. I am thinking about experimenting with 80WT to test this
> theory. If it is going lean, then 80wt should push it to the other
> extreme and it should go rich, but not misfire. If that works, then I
> can fiddle until I find the right viscosity for the dampers.
> Am I on the right track here? I have wasted a lot of time
> pooping around with the ignition, and now am thinking carbs. What else
> should I be checking? The car looks so sweet with the new paint, and
> it is frustrating that the motoring experience has a fly in the
> ointment. Any comments or thoughts are welcome.
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> Vance




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