Fuel air Mixture question
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:34 am
Hi
I finally got my Forty Plus (about 1964) on the estuary this weekend for a spot of fishing .
It ran really well with the current but struggled ++ against the tide and burnt a lot of fuel.
I'm using E5 97 RON super unleaded with the Alcohol removed (10 : 1) . Not added yet, but I'm planning to add back a bit of octane with lead replacement stuff (if this is sensible )
As the fuel ran out and the mix had more air it ran beautifully again
has a standard Villiers carb , flywheel combo
Is there a way of adjusting the the mix to make to generally run leaner ?
to be fair I haven't checked the timing as it was running well in a bucket without load
(PS caught 2 seabass
but put them back as a smidge too small )
I finally got my Forty Plus (about 1964) on the estuary this weekend for a spot of fishing .
It ran really well with the current but struggled ++ against the tide and burnt a lot of fuel.
I'm using E5 97 RON super unleaded with the Alcohol removed (10 : 1) . Not added yet, but I'm planning to add back a bit of octane with lead replacement stuff (if this is sensible )
As the fuel ran out and the mix had more air it ran beautifully again
has a standard Villiers carb , flywheel combo
Is there a way of adjusting the the mix to make to generally run leaner ?
to be fair I haven't checked the timing as it was running well in a bucket without load
(PS caught 2 seabass
but put them back as a smidge too small )