Hi All, I have a 69 spider 1750 that is tuned well and runs nicely. The problem is all of a sudden I am getting 16 mpg, when I had been getting 20-24 before. I have checked all the easy and obvious stuff. The FI pump is a rebuilt from Wes Imgram only about 20K miles ago. I check the gap in the Thermostatic Actuator and it was to big and adjusting the screw underneath did not help. I had some washers shimming the TA up (as it is a 69 that is how I was have had to get enough of a gap). So, I removed the washers and now the gap is correct again when hot. Could the fact that the TA has changed enough for me to need to make this adjustment mean that could be the problem? I had TAs go out before and the mixture was rich and sooty when hot and I could not get the correct gap. I have the correct gap with this one when hot and it does not seem rich or sooty.
Thanks for any ideas or Advice Robert Watson 69 Spider Novato, CA -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
