Re: Rich URQ

["DRoxburgh" <DRoxburgh@email.msn.com>]

Thanks for all your suggestions List, hopefully I'll see Phil at the next UK
QOC meeting on Thursday 19th Feb at the Crooked Chimney Whethampsted -
Blatant plug ends!



-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: DRoxburgh@email.msn.com <DRoxburgh@email.msn.com>
Date: 24 January 1999 10:36
Subject: Re: Rich URQ


>In message <000301be46f1$448ce6a0$994595c1@default> "DRoxburgh" writes:
>
>> Any ideas please?
>>
>> My Ur seems to be running rich. The evidence being black coating on the
tail
>> pipes. There is no smoky exhaust, oil consumption is non existent. Plugs
1 &
>> 2 were black on inspection - I didn't fight to get the others out..  When
>> the engine is hot the revs drop very slowly from about 2000 down to one
>> segment when the clutch is depressed. Other wise all is going well, but I
am
>> used to nice grey pipes. I have done alot of short runs in UK cold
weather
>> recently, but today even after an hours hard run the tail pipes were
still
>> dark.
>
>DANGER - trick question.  Darryl's car is an MB - for US listers, that's
>an MC-1 engine without smog.
>
>Probably his control pressure regulator has failed.  It might just be
>that the heater plug has fallen off.  But until we get Mr Bosch's gauge
>on it, we won't know for sure.
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 01536 723021
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