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HowToAdjustTheIdleMixtureOnHolleyCarbs

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HowToAdjustTheIdleMixtureOn
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Usethesesimpletipstoadjusttheidlemixture
screwsonHolleycarburetorstoeliminate
hesitation,roughidle,backfire,stallingandmore...

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Holleycarburetorshaveidlemixturescrewsthatcontrolthe
air/fuelratioatidle.Improperlysetidlemixturescrewsare
oftenthereasonforcarburetorsymptomssuchashesitation,
roughidle,backfire,stalling,hardstarting,enginesurge,and
more.Fortunately,it'seasytoadjusttheidlemixturewitha
simplescrewdriverandaqualityvacuumgauge.Thefirststep
istoensurethattherearenovacuumleaks,socheckallthe
hosesleadingtoandfromthecarburetorandintakemanifold
forcracks.

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Therearetwoidlemixturescrewsontheprimarymetering
blockofthecarburetor.Somefourbarrelmodelshaveidle
mixturescrewsonthesecondarymeteringblockstoo.Ineach
caseyouwillneedtoadjustalltheidlemixturescrewsfor
properoperation.

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Connectavacuumgaugetoamanifoldvacuumportand
followtheseprocedurestoobtainthehighestamountof
vacuumreadingpossible.

HowToAdjustTheIdleMixtureOnHolley
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Step1)Withtheengineoff,startbyturningoneoftheidle
mixturescrewslocatedontheprimarymeteringblock,allthe
wayclosed(clockwise),untilitbottomsout.Theprimary
meteringblockisusuallytheoneclosesttothefrontofthe
engine.

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Step2)Thenturnthesamescrewcounterclockwiseoneand
onehalfturn.Dothesametoalltheotheridlemixturescrews.

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Step3)Starttheengine.Ifithasadifficulttimeidlingadjust
thecurbidlespeedscrew(clockwise)sothattheenginewon't
shutoff.

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Step4)Lettheenginewarmupandmakesurethatthe
carburetor'schokeisoff.

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Step5)Onavehiclewithanautomatictransmission,have
someonesitinthecarandsettheparkingbrake.Thenhave
themputthetransmissionindrivewhiletheyaredepressing
thebrakepedal.Donottouchorrevtheacceleratorpedal.On
amanualtransmissioncar,theidlespeedadjustmentcanbe
setwiththetransmissionshiftedintoneutralandtheparking
brakeisset.

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Step6)Adjustalloftheidlemixturescrewsbyturningthem
clockwiseandcounterclockwise,untilthevacuumgauge
readsthehighestpossiblevacuumreading.Alltheidlemixture
screwsshouldbeadjustedthesameamount.
Step7)Oncethehighestvacuumreadingisachieved,you
canadjustthecurbidlespeedscrewsothattheenginerevsat
theproperengineRPMs.
Onceproperlyadjusted,you'llnoticebetterfueleconomy,
morepowerandquickerthrottleresponse.Ifthere'sstillsome
hesitationuponacceleration,thenextareatocheckwillbethe
acceleratorpumpassembly.Formoreinformation,vist
www.holley.com.YoucanalsowatchavideoonHolleyTV,on
howtoproperlyadjusttheidlemixturescrews.
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How To Adjust The Idle Mixture Screws On Holley Carburetors

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malcolm20709
201508:31AM
Lookseasyenough....ButIamdealingwith
a4160ona92SkiNautique.Idon'thavea
vacuumportonthecarborthemanifold.Do
youhaveasuggestionastohowIwill
measurethevacuum.Theengineisrunning
smoothly,butIdogetarichsmellfromthe
exhaust.Inthiscasetheboatisbeing
startedondryland,soIdon'thavetoswim
aroundandsniff...

johannes120711
201507:22PM
Mycaseisa93SkiNautique,andtakes

forevertowindupandhasnoholeshot.

jberenyi0717
201501:37PM
Ihavethesameissituationonmy
Mastercraft.JustdisconnectthePCVline
andaddyourvacuumgaugetothatport.
Worksthesameway.

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