Pietenpol-List: adjusting the idle mixture on a stromberg w/A-65

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Pietenpol-List: adjusting the idle mixture on a stromberg w/A-65

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Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
Had some trouble today,,,added power from idle on final and it belched some blacksmoke and wanted to quit. Jazzed the throttle till it came back.Maybe I'm adjusting the idle mixture wrong,,,is CW(in) leaner? and what settingis the norm?Does the screw adjust fuel or air?thankswalt@8hrs________________________________________________________________________________
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