<VV> [FC] Air Fuel ratios concerns

[Paul Steinberg]

I think that you are being obsessive compulsive about this..LOL...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Monasterio" <dmonasterio at hotmail.com>
To: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "CORVANATICS" 
<corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:44 AM
Subject: [FC] Air Fuel ratios concerns


>
> Guys,
>
> I am making final checkings on the BB (Bluebrier) for her first road trip 
> (some 500 miles) after a 3 1/2 years restoration. Have been driving her 
> for 200 miles by the past 4 months on city driving only using an in dash 
> wide band AF gauge, for my first time, and it's readings gave me some 
> concerns:
>
> 1.- At idling, in neutral (700 rpm), I tuned her to 14 - 14.7 (readings 
> have variations) but, in drive (at stop lights) they go to 16 - 17.
> 2.- At steady speeds on flat surface (say 45 MPH) gauge reads 13.5 - 14.8 
> but, at accelerating, readings go up to 15 -16. At decelerating readings 
> go down to 11.5 - 12.5.
>
> I know that a perfect reading should be 14.7 all time and carburetors are 
> not capable to keep precise control. I understand too, that at 
> accelerating, could get a leaner condition while at decelerating the mix 
> could be richer.
>
> What I don't know is if my readings variations are in an acceptable range 
> or can be improved.
>
> What do you think ?
>
> Daniel Monasterio
>
>
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