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08-28-2021, 12:52 PM | #1 |
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Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
There are two air/fuel meters that I know of that can be bought from about $80 to $160 on Amazon. The meters will give you a reading of whether your car is running rich or lean or just right while you are driving. Some welding is required. These gauges will tell you if your GAV is set right or if there is a clogged jet in the carburetor.
Is anyone running one?
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08-28-2021, 03:43 PM | #2 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
Not one of those ,but I use an innovate one to set up the mixture on both my A and v8s.
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08-28-2021, 03:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
I might get one for my Turbo Eclipse when I turn the boost up to 16 psi and need to make sure it's not running too lean, but for the Model A? Don't think so.
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08-28-2021, 04:50 PM | #4 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
Been using tail pipe probes in diagnostic machines [ Sun] for 6 decades. They work well. But, I'm not going into stuff like this very far anymore.
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08-30-2021, 09:10 AM | #5 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
I used an Innovate unit to set up my weber carb. After a couple of months my sensor would crap out. In the mean time it worked great.
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08-30-2021, 09:33 AM | #6 |
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I suspect that many of the cars would run rich enough that the sensor would get contanimated quickly from being too rich |
08-30-2021, 09:44 AM | #7 |
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IThe last time I stuck a probe in the A tailpipe was in the OBD1 days and it would pass. So that was what 1996 I think.
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08-30-2021, 10:22 AM | #8 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
I use an exhaust temp ga. in my Bonneville engine, it and plug readings tell me what I need to know.
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08-30-2021, 10:57 AM | #9 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
Had a smog test jsut for fun. The probe measured an air fuel mixture to 22/1. The guy told me I had to richen the mixture. I told him the gauge was wrong, the car would even not run with 22/1. Kinda funny
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08-30-2021, 11:49 AM | #10 |
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08-31-2021, 03:17 PM | #11 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
Yep
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08-31-2021, 06:16 PM | #12 |
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Malak, nice.
PC/SR, There must have been some oxygen getting into the exhaust somehow.
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09-01-2021, 03:41 PM | #14 |
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Re: Anyone using an air/fuel meter?
I would love to put one in my 30 CCPU if I could find a way to get it to work on a 6V positive ground system.
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Al, Google 6 volt to 12 volt converter.
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