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Old 02-14-2011, 04:04 PM
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Re: Fuel Not Burning

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Originally Posted by 92snowmachine View Post
you can raise the idle by adjusting the idle stop, it's a small screw on the passenger side of the throttle body, you can also adjust your tps to raise the idle. i would recommend actually fixing the car because if it is running too rich then that extra fuel is going to destroy your converters. if you just want to make it pass then try creating a small vacuum leak to lean it out, just unplug a small vacuum line, you can also put e85 in and the emissions will be better because it is only 15 percent gas.
I would not alter that screw. It is set to allow the throttle plates to close fully, but not touch the body. If you do alter it to change the idle speed, the ECU will adjust the Idle Air Valve down, to maintain the normal speed.

I agree that you need to fix the problem that is causing the rich mixture.

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