Ah... now I understand. So I was correct, just with the wrong vocabulary.
Now if I could only distinguish a cog from a cam. Or a sprocket from a
gear. Gasket from grommet. Or (this one really gave me trouble with a mail
order vendor) a fanbelt from a drivebelt.
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Herb_Goede@amsinc.com <Herb_Goede@amsinc.com>
To: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel pump... and Altitude Sickness
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>Charles,
>
>A "richer" mixture means more fuel not more air. The way most carbs work
>is that the air flow is constant in relation to demand. You adjust mixture
>by adjusting the amount of fuel that is mixed with the air. If the oxygen
>portion of the air is lower, such as it is here in the mile high city, you
>must reduce the amount of fuel added proportionally to acheive the most
>efficient explosion.
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