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Re: humidity & how our cars run

To: PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>
Subject: Re: humidity & how our cars run
From: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@srv1.ic.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 08:50:19 -0500
PHILIPPE TUSLER wrote:
> 
> Well, actually Tintin is a California car since shortly after birth.  When
> the mercury gets towards and above three digits, he runs much better.  Of
> course there is no warm-up period, and the timing can't be too far
> advanced on the hill climbs, but I think the pre-heated intake must
> help the carburation.
> 
>  Ugly news.  I got my 'Smog certificate required' renewal notice.
> I thought I had printed off the 'hints to pass smog' from a couple of
> days ago, but I can't find it.  Could you repost it?
> I plan to retard 10 degrees, lean it out until the colortune is almost
> blue, take out the air filters, clean and set the plugs and points.
> I wasn't sure about regapping the plugs wider.  What is this intended
> to accomplish?
> 
> ************************************************************************
> *Philippe Tusler - Mission Viejo, CA     | "MILOU"    '57 MGA Roadster *
> *A-Mail:   <TUSLER@MP050>                | "TINTIN"   '66 MG/MGB-GT    *
> *InterNet: TUSLER@MP050.MV.unisys.com    | "N/A"      '88 ISUZU Trooper*
> ************************************************************************


Philippe-

Increasing plug gaps is intended to provide a more complete burn on the
combustion stroke, which should decrease emissions.  Make sure that you
have adequate coil output to handle the increased gap.  With a 40,000
volt coil, .038" plug gap should work well.

Regards,

Chris Delling

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