[VB] Carb adjustment help

[c.dreike]

Ric,

If the choke does not have the heater element attached to power, the 
choke will not open unless the ambient air temperature is high enough. 
Are you having some cool weather?

Chris

On 8/2/2015 2:51 PM, Ric Jablonski wrote:
> More info. I found the wire that goes to the fuel cut of and then on to the
> choke, was not hooked attached to the choke. What would this do?
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Ric Jablonski <ricjablonski at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Carb adjustment help
>>
>>
>> Bus: 71 camper
>>
>>
>> Engine 1600 SP
>>
>>
>> 009 dizzy
>>
>>
>> Condition: running rich and black smoke.
>>
>>
>> Last week I made to HCBF by a hair. 10 mpg and Cwis Slaymaker behind me
>> says I am blowing black smoke. Poor power on hills, 2nd gear a few pulls
>> where Cwis said he only needed 3rd.
>>
>> Replaced plug wires, condenser, plugs, cap, rotor (tune up).  Set dwell
>> at 50, had to set points at .013  to get dwell right. Timing set to 5
>> degrees BTDC static, advance looks good at 29 degrees at 3000 + rpm. Plugs
>> gaps set. Compression 100 all around .
>>
>>
>> All old plugs were BLACK and sooty.
>>
>>
>> Valves were good. One was off .001 and reset.
>>
>>
>> I need some advice on carb adjustment at this point. Everything else
>> “seems dialed in”.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
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