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my car stinks 140-160

Do you ever have trouble with hot starting? That is a symptom of
float chamber overfilling/flooding. How's your gas mileage?


Hmm, I kinda have that problem now... With everything setup correctly though.

Fidel, which SUs do you have? And my car has worn out valve seals, but only smokes when I'm above 3500-4000rpms and let off the gas while leaving it in gear. Such as when going 70 or 80 and then lifting off the throttle.(to save oil I usually continue to give it enough gas to keep it from sucking much oil through the seals and use the brakes... =D ) And then earlier these past couple of weeks, I was having the "toxic" exhaust smell at idle, but after playing with the mixture a bit, everything's going well, except for that occasional rough start up when warm, followed by a bit of smoke. I guess that's just from being rich?
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Kyle E.
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Oregon Volvo Tuners
Portland/Corvallis, OR - 1968 142 - 71b20b SUs, m40, ask me for more info...






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New my car stinks [140-160]
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