I've heard from some folks that mixing in a couple gallons of a type of
alcohol into your gas before the test is supposed to make the tailpipe
emissions way cleaner...sorry I don't remember the type of alcohol or how
much.
Daniel Neuman
Oakland CA
$
$Trying to get my 2000 re-registered before Solvang. Every year has been a
$struggle, but this year it is not even close - Hydrocarbons at idle is the
big
$culprit.
$
$2000, Solex carbs, cam. Seems to run as good as it ever has, maybe 5k
miles
$since major rebuild 5 years ago. I can smell a little unburned fuel at
idle.
$
$#1 plug is black, all others nice grey.
$SK syncrometer (at idle) shows 3.5 for #1, 5 for all others (it has always
$been this way, though.)
$Compression for #1 is a little down from the others (always been this way,
for
$some reason.)
$Timing is right on, electronic distributer, no wander at all.
$
$Since car sat so much this winter, I wondered about a clogged something in
the
$solex, but all seems to be clear.
$Any ideas on where to start?
$
$John Friederich
$LV, NV
$ps - I've been off the list for a year or so, so feel a little funny asking
$for help now...
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