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Subject:Re: Rich idle and backfireing (Barr?)
From:BARR DOUG
Date:Sat Jan 27 20:24:56 2001
The idle jet has its own lean screw. Adjust it so that when you pull
the lean knob to shut off the engine, you have about 25-75 rpm
INCREASE, no more.

The lean knob does not affect the idle mixture, unless you pull it
all the way out.

In article <9500c3$r2l$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
kitepilot wrote:
>Barr Doug (barr@Colorado.EDU) said:
>> Another sign of rich idle is backfireing when you pull the power and
>> glide in for landing.
>
>What causes (is) a rich idle condition, how do you avoid it and what
>consequences will it bring later on?
>Ignorant minds (with backfiring engines when landing) want to know...
>Thainks!
>Enrique A. Troconis
>Super Viking In Colorado Springs.
>http://www.kitepilot.com/
>
>
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