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Old 07-30-2013, 03:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: carl24bpool

Its too windy tonight. 15 - 20mph gusts. Looking like a simulator night.

ill try richening and the pinch test to check the mix.

what i also learnt was that there should be slight white smoke coming from the muffler and when you put your hand there it gets oil on it. There is a defenite white smoke and my hand gets oily in seconds when behind the muffler. Can it still be lean even with these signs of richness?

I said, it may need a little leaning out, it sounds like too rich on the low adjustment, you do realize there are two adjustments, you high speed needle valve and the low speed needle valve.
when the low speed is rich you'll get a little sputtering and hesitation along with losts of smoke when throttle is advanced to full from idle, when low adjustment is tto lean then it will just stall when advanced to full from idle.