89 Coupe engine trouble

[Huw Powell]

> aha, id never done it but i presumed the slotted screw above where the fuel
> line comes out could be used to trim individual lines, shows waht i know.
> fuel pressure in the system can be adjusted as a whole, but its a bit
> drastic, if all else fails and you cant tweak it out on the isle
> mixture-screw-thingy on the distributor,

but in closed loop the mixture will still be set by the computer unless
you're really far off and it can't.  On OXS systems anyway, which an '89
CISE-3 should be even in europe, right?

> if you run out of things to try, on
> the radiator side of the engine is the fuel pressure regulator (sorry if
> thats not what its called) unbolt that, underneath is a brass cap,
> pull/drill/butcher that, and you will gain access to a factory set screw,
> winding the screw in richens the mixture as i remember.but dont rely on my
> memory, i used this method to set the fuelling on my car when i removed the
> gauzes out of the system, which then allowed too much fuel thru.
> That little secret was gleaned from somone of the list a while back........

that regulator is on CIS and CIS-turbo only, not CISE or E3.

oh well.

Sounds like some measurements on the car are in order though - more
facts will help clarify the problem.

-- 
Huw Powell

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