Well when talking SU's...I don't set idle 'mixture'
but initial idle 'timing' set by vacuum is fine!
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "derf" <derfman@eatel.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Vacuum gauge?
> When I was first starting out as a mechanic I used to use
a vacuum gauge
> to set idle mixture. Just maximize the vacuum. Anyone
else done this?
> Any mechanics out there know why this is or isn't a good
procedure? I
> don't know how it would work with twin SUs. I haven't
used a vacuum
> gauge since I developed a "feel" for carb adjustments.
But, it may be a
> useful trick for newbies and others who have trouble with
carbs. The
> more I tinker with SUs, the more I like them. They're
great carbs.
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