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Old 02-03-2019, 12:51 PM   #21
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How long has it been getting bad mileage? Is your odometer correct?

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Speedometer is off. But read faster. Witch if I go by that it’s even worse.
Put in used motor last October. Low mileage. https://youtu.be/JuxeNU-Fuls
Also rebuilt the carb.
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Old 02-03-2019, 12:55 PM   #22
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Am I thinking backwards?
At 45mph on my phone the odometer reads 53mph
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Old 02-03-2019, 12:56 PM   #23
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Still with the odometer I’m get like 9 mpg
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Old 02-03-2019, 12:58 PM   #24
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How long has it been getting bad mileage? Is your odometer correct?

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bough the car last June. Poor mileage
with the motor in it. Did swap August used same carburetor. Got same poor mileage

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Old 02-03-2019, 03:23 PM   #25
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Bob what does the adjust screw do at the carb??

There are 2 screws on the carb - Idle speed screw, Idle mixture screw.
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Old 02-03-2019, 03:47 PM   #26
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Check what gear ratio you have.
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Old 02-03-2019, 04:41 PM   #27
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There are 2 screws on the carb - Idle speed screw, Idle mixture screw.
Yes, that’s what I thought.
Got another complete rebuilt carburetor.
Going to give that a try.
Thank you for the info.
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Old 02-03-2019, 04:43 PM   #28
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Check what gear ratio you have.
Ok. But I think it’s high. Like 3.54 because it dogs from 2 to 3 gear
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