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Help with my lean car



I'm still having trouble with my 86 aba swap.  The problem is that it
overheats under a load.  The cooling system is up to stuff.  I can let
it idle for an hour without overheating and I can drive it at normal
speeds for hours and it's ok.  Drop the hammer, and if I keep it up too
long the temps keep on rising until the rd light flashes (I only let it
do that one time). I think it may be running too lean.  Today I went to
adjust the mixture.  I put my dwell meter on and it read 35.  Hmmmm,
that's for a 8 cyl car!  I'm at 70 with no fluctuation.  Turning the 3
mm allen produced no change.  I used the original o2 sensor so I changed
that today, but the reading remained at 70.  I'm going to talk with my
local guru tonight, but I need some ideas 'cause this is killing my
little bit of free time I have.
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Kervin
80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
82 1.7 8v The gift 
86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
00 tt600