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Old 04-19-2009, 08:48 AM   #1
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tuning rochester B 1bbl?

Can you tell me what the inital setting is on the screw in the base? What does the screw do? Idle, rich/lean?
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Old 04-19-2009, 05:04 PM   #2
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Re: tuning rochester B 1bbl?

Initial setting of the idle mixture screw is 1.5 turns off the seat. It sets the rich/lean mixture at idle.
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Old 04-20-2009, 08:30 PM   #3
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Re: tuning rochester B 1bbl?

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Initial setting of the idle mixture screw is 1.5 turns off the seat. It sets the rich/lean mixture at idle.
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Thanks for sharing this information. It is nice to have someone who can tutor the rest of us.
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Old 04-20-2009, 07:16 PM   #4
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Re: tuning rochester B 1bbl?

Thanks Fred T. I got her idling good now.
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