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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
A properly running SD doesn't need anymore performance below the onset of boost. It should smartly accelerate at 2000 rpm and easily keep up with most traffic........unless they are racing you. If it doesn't do this, then the ALDA needs to be adjusted for more fuel..........the IP timing needs to be checked...........and the cam timing needs to be verified.
With regard to the second gear start, the SD will do this if the Bowden cable is too slack. Pop the socket off the ball and adjust the cable so that it just snaps onto the ball without any cable slack........in fact.........a bit of tension on the cable is preferable and will slightly delay the shifts.........resulting in the sense of additional performance by the driver.
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this was the best explanation of Bowden cable adjustment I could find.
I am currently returning ~18 mpg... and I drive rather gently.
Besides a twitchy front end and a somewhat dragging front caliper, I cannot justify this terrible mileage.
-Engine has excellent compression
-trans is responsive but shifting improperly
-valves, timing and engine mechanicals are set.
Since the recent timing I did, I have not been able to set the linkages very well. (FSM sucks for '85 cali engines) Could they cause poor mileage to this degree? Could the trans Bowden cable cause this as well?