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Re: [eng] mixture adjustment & stumbling



Don't listen to stupid ass mechanics. You fucked your car up. Find
someone with an air fuel meter, and set it right. Your bentley should
have the values you need to establish proper stoich. 

"Foxx (in a box)" wrote:
> 
>   i adjusted my mixture the other night as per a vw mechanic:
> disconnected the oxs, adjust to rich side until engine started dying,
> adjusted to lean side until engine started dying, set mixture screw in
> the middle of those two setting and hooked back up the oxs. now i seem
> have a stumbling feeling about 2k-3k, when i shift from 3rd to 2nd going
> around a corner. i cannot say this for sure, though, as i only drove it
> once. also, i have some rough idling when i first start the car up. i
> think my idle might be set too low. yes? the only other thing i did was
> replace the timing belt and pulley when i replaced the motor mount. we
> lined up the marks on the crank with the other pulley and the camshaft
> in-line with the valve cover, as per bentley. ideas? thanx.
> 
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