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Re: [Healeys] Initial mixture setting post (thinking upside down)

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Initial mixture setting post (thinking upside down)
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:51:34 -0700
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"4 bangers like it rich..IMO"

Yup. My BN2 was belching a little black smoke, so I leaned the carbs one 
flat; got a high RPM stumble.


On 6/26/2020 10:56 AM, David P wrote:
>
> I eyeball them ~ 1/4" below the bridge.. go from there.. allow 20-30 
> seconds between adjustments for the engine to respond to changes.. 
> FWIW, 4 bangers like it rich..IMO
>
> On 6/26/2020 10:24 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
>> In my last post I said that the nuts were adjusted all the way up to 
>> the "richest" setting.  I was, of course, wrong and full up is the 
>> LEANEST setting.  So my question is how many turns the jet nuts 
>> should be initially dropped towards rich.
>>
>> TIA--Michael Oritt
>>


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    "4 bangers like it rich..IMO"<br>
    <br>
    Yup. My BN2 was belching a little black smoke, so I leaned the carbs
    one flat; got a high RPM stumble.<br>
    <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/26/2020 10:56 AM, David P wrote:<br>
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      <p>I eyeball them ~ 1/4" below the bridge.. go from there.. allow
        20-30 seconds between adjustments for the engine to respond to
        changes.. FWIW, 4 bangers like it rich..IMO<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/26/2020 10:24 AM, Michael Oritt
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          <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">In my last
            post I said that the nuts were adjusted all the way up to
            the "richest" setting.  I was, of course, wrong and full up
            is the LEANEST setting.  So my question is how many turns
            the jet nuts should be initially dropped towards rich. </div>
          <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
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          <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">TIA--Michael
            Oritt</div>
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