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- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: What is the air pump used for?
- Message-ID: <695.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- Date: 9 Oct 92 08:55:00 GMT
- Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Organization: The Courts of Chaos * 501-985-0059 * Public Access Usenet
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- -> I wonder why it is a bad idea to run the engine on the lean side?
- -> Apparently, this corvette is designed to run at lean side other than
- -> on start up. Therefore, there is always enough oxygen in the exhaust
- -> after starting.
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- Lean mixtures run hotter and are more prone to detonation. If you've
- ever played with a two stroke you can see effects of mixture grossly
- exaggerated, at least by four stroke standards. A two stroke will
- usually continue to increase power as it leans out, right up to the
- point where the engine seizes or burns a hole through the top of the
- piston.
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