[MV] Re: m715 dieselling

Dave Cole (DA_Cole@compuserve.com)
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 16:21:53 -0400

Message text written by INTERNET:komual@showme.missouri.edu
>If carbon up is causing run on try this...get a spray bottle of water,
remove the air cleaner, and fire her up. Spray a fine mist of water down
the throat til she starts to choke up and die, you may want to bump up th=
e
idle speed...Ddo this for a minute or two, and you will steam clean out a=

large portion of the carbon. Higher octane, and retarding the timing a
little will also help...<

I was also going to mention the water through the carb trick, but I thoug=
ht
I might be labeled as crazy! Actually on a bigger engine like a 350 chev=
y,
you can actually pour the water into the carb. It is really amazing the
amount of water you can pour in before killing the engine. Just put one
hand on the throttle and another on the container and dribble it into the=

carb while reving up the engine. It does seem to make a big difference o=
n
engines with a lot of carbon formations in the combustion chambers. It
sounds crazy, but it works. An old racer told me that trick when I was a=

kid. =

Dave

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