Posted By: stock87
Re: Running great, but 12MPG, Update 11/10/05 - 11/11/05 01:24 AM
In regards to this post.
Brand new carb, not rebuilt by me (so I take the me screwing up factor out of it), and adjusted properly, and I'm still getting 12.5 around town. I'm not positive I have the idle mix set right, but if anything I have it idling on the lean side.
At this point, I'm ready to attribute it to a combo of sea level, lead foot, crappy gas, and all city driving. I really don't know what else it could be. I had the cat off not that long ago, and it didn't look clogged. You could barely see light through it, but the honeycomb was clean and free of deposits.
<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
I do have a long freeway trip coming up soon, so we'll see what happens then.
Brand new carb, not rebuilt by me (so I take the me screwing up factor out of it), and adjusted properly, and I'm still getting 12.5 around town. I'm not positive I have the idle mix set right, but if anything I have it idling on the lean side.
- Brakes are not dragging
- Fuel system is clean
- Timing is unknown, but unchanged for who knows how long
- Doesn't ping, or backfire (some burble and pop, but no backfire)
At this point, I'm ready to attribute it to a combo of sea level, lead foot, crappy gas, and all city driving. I really don't know what else it could be. I had the cat off not that long ago, and it didn't look clogged. You could barely see light through it, but the honeycomb was clean and free of deposits.
<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
I do have a long freeway trip coming up soon, so we'll see what happens then.