View Single Post
Old 10-11-2015, 01:17 PM   #46
Old Henry
Senior Member
 
Old Henry's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Orem, Utah
Posts: 5,781
Default Re: Pikes Peak, Again

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Quote:
Originally Posted by keith oh View Post
Since you are using a Stromberg 97 Carb., which is very touchy about any air flow restriction, I think I would have taken the air cleaner off and seen if maybe by lifting the hood you were forcing more air into the Carb. Restricting air flow is like useing your choke thereby causing a richer mixture, not good at high altitude.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check that too.
__________________
Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome)
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness
Old Henry is offline   Reply With Quote