Re: [AMC-list] Computerized carbs and smog stuff

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

The slow first/reverse can be somewhat alleviated by letting the trans run in
neutral for a few moments before shifting to drive or reverse. 

Ken


Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> Same thing with my '82 Spirit. It took 4 tries to get the carb right (and
> several inline filters, including a sediment bowl I had to clean once a week
> at first) The AIR pump is sitting on the roof of the '88 Celebrity wagon I'll
> be cutting up soon. I got a steady 20 mpg with a tired 998 auto (lockup
> stopped working. Now it engages first and reverse veerrry slowly! It'll soon
> be swapped for an AW4 though) It passed the E test sniffer no prob after
> replacing my thermostat (CO was too high at idle but all the other numbers
> were good) The cat fell apart long ago and the innards left the car in the
> original muffler.
> 
> Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10
> 
> From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Computerized carbs and smog stuff
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> My 83 Concord is just the opposite. I have pulled the CPU, smog stuff and
> V-belt. I went back to a 1970 Hornet belt system and the carb is a late 60s
> Chryco 318 2v.
> I don't have stumbling or idling problems, it runs very well and the miliage
> is 26 hwy all day long. In town MPG I am not sure of as I drive in a variety
> of fashions to accurately measure it.
> I am very happy with the set up the way I have it. Smog rating, I don't know.
> I do know that the plugs look good and the last time I drove by a smog truck
> here in Salem it said "good".
> What is a smog truck? We don't have DEQ here in Salem. But they do have a
> truck that parks and sniffs the car as it passes. It will post a reading as
> you pass by and it says whether it is good or bad. Not as accurate, I
> understand, as an inspection.........Russ 
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