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Old 06-03-05, 04:04 AM
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carb runs lean

i just put a carb on my 85 se and a air fuel gauge but for some reason it keeps reading lean when i jump on it and when i let off it goes into the stiometric area, any of the jets i change it still stays the same. The air fuel gauge is a automter. With just 3 wires how hard is it to hook up (purple) to the 02 sensor, (black wire) to the ground, and the igntion wire. Have i done something wrong.. Please help.. ty
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Does the carb have access to enough fuel? I am assuming that your fuel pump is up to the task, and the filter is clean. Is that correct?
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yeah i have the same problem. what about when the secondaries open, does the gauge read an even AFR??? around 14?? i aways thought that changing the primary jets would make a differnece....guess not. I even have a holley fuel pump, but my filter gets dirty fast cause i have some rust in my tank. Hopefully we can find something out to help us.
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What kind of carb did you install? There should be some sort of enrichment system for accelleration that you could adjust to help with lean conditions.
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yeah, like an accelerator pump.
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what i have is a weber 40 idf
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A weber 40 IDF is not enough fuel for a 13B. I have seen even Weber 45DCOE not to be even enough. Go with a Weber or dellorto 48 or a holley.
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well its just for the mean time until i can get my 48 dellorto carb kit. is there anything i can do about this lean rich stuff on my gauge
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A bigger accelerator pump shot is what you need. That and/or more flow in the transitional circuts. I dont know how youd do that on a weber. On any carb you should first check that your getting an adequate shot. Checkballs stick, needles jam, parts disappear (read: amateure overhauls and parts get left out) , **** happens. Ive gotten a few carbs with missing AP parts.
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