[lro] Fw: Old Enough to Smoke

From: Paul Quin (pquin@shaw.ca)
Date: Mon Dec 02 2002 - 10:42:15 EST

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    I'm reposting my smoking question as I think that everyone was off eating
    big bird the first time...

    ;-)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Paul Quin" <pquin@shaw.ca>
    To: <lro@koan.team.net>
    Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 4:23 PM
    Subject: Old Enough to Smoke

    >
    > My SII has always smoked quite a bit under heavy throttle. Blackish smoke
    > just as I get to 2500 - 3000 rpm in 3rd before the upshift to fourth.
    Going
    > up hills at highway speeds will produce quite a bit of smoke too. It is
    > noticable at night in the headlight beam of following cars. I imagine
    that
    > this could be caused by a too rich mixture? Is this adustable in any way?
    > Could there be other causes? The choke (or cold start circuit in a Solex)
    > is completely off once warmed up.
    >
    > I posted a question a couple of weeks ago about the loss of power that I
    had
    > experienced over the last couple of months. A new Lucas distributor cap
    > from Wise Owl solved the problem nicely. I like cheap fixes. Thanks for
    > everyones input! :-)
    >
    >
    >
    > Paul Quin
    > 1961 SII 88
    > Victoria, BC
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