Hi guys,
first off, I really appreciate all the help everyones given to this forum. It's a valuable resource!
so, the issue:
From what i've read on here, mikuni carbs are persnickety at best. I have an 86, automatic, Dodge Ram 50, with AC (tho the AC isn't working at the moment) Here's the scoop,
I got the car a month ago from a guy who let it sit for 2 years or so. it was a little sticky once it got running and a friend and I messed around with the three adjustment screws to give it a little more pickup. Then I got a new exhaust and have put about 200miles on it. it recently began to do this deiseling thing that kinda scared me. I was gonna rebuild the carb but chickened out and just used the spray seafoam front engine cleaner that you just spray in the intake. It feels like it's running better but now I'm having trouble adjusting the high and low idle. It runs rough in drive - kinda just an inconsistent idle no obvious misfiring but it almost revs itself, at stoplights mostly, and not in my driveway for some reason (is my car just giving me attitude??), it starts up on the first go both cold and warm. Basically, I feel like i'm just turning a screw then driving it around the block to see if it did anything. I have the manual, so I'm not flying blind, but still feel in the dark. Honestly, it probably would have been better if I hadn't messed with it in the first place, but I did, so, whatta gonna do.
if there's a post about this please link. Any and all advise is appreciated.
If I can't get it within the next few days, I might just take it down to my shop and ask them how much it'd be for them to adjust it.
Thanks!
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