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Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor #72975 02/08/2007 12:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas 2 235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark
235 Fat Fenders Shop Shark 2 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Arlington Texas	Holcomb, you have it exactly backwords. When the flap inside the carb is closed the choke is closed, chokeing the air and inriching the fuel to the engine. If when the choke is open and the engine won't settle down start looking for a vacuum leak. 1953 Chevolet 5 window

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Holcomb	02/08/2007 6:52 AM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	235 Fat Fenders	02/08/2007 12:45 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	beltfed	02/08/2007 1:08 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Holcomb	02/08/2007 3:18 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	waldo53	02/08/2007 6:03 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Holcomb	02/08/2007 6:47 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Flxible	02/08/2007 7:14 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Holcomb	02/08/2007 7:28 PM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	Brendan M	02/10/2007 4:34 AM
Re: Setting the Idle on the Carburetor	delux54panel	02/10/2007 5:20 AM

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