Thread: Smoking, carboning, poor cold off idle with little to no blowby. What could it be?
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Old 02-28-2004, 01:36 PM
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You didn't mention valve adjustment so I'm not sure if you've done it. Misadjusted valves will definitely give you smoke and poor cold running. I'd also take a look at the governor idle pin (or rack dampener pin). If it's all the way in it may cause surging and other signs of fuel starvation. It should be in only as much as is needed to make the engine run smooth when fully warmed up.
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