1998 Ford Escort "idle mixture" Questions

...ventilation{fuel tank} etc,there may be 'air leaks' causing the mixture to weaken,your valve/ignition timing may be out,the idle valve/or carb setting may be mal adjusted.hope this helps,

Tuning Weber carburettor its a fixed jet carb no tuning possible unless re-jetting and this is not to be advised ,only the mixture on idle is adjustable on earlier models

bad egg odor smell rough idle Could be a lean fuel mixture or problem with the catalytic converter.

...mixture is not correct and is like "slush" instead of fluid and cannot cool properly, boiling somewhere in the engine. Idle change sounds like the broken belt or belts problem. Hopefully that all it ...

...adjust one at a time, till you find the desired idle speed prolly between 800 and 1000 rpm and lean/rich mixture just untill you dont smell fuel in the exhaust. that should help get you on your ...

i have a 1995 ford escort lx which has been very reliable but can shudder a bit when idling and needs a quick rev to bring it back to normal - especially when been running a lot...recently ive felt a ...

car idles but sputters and stalls while driving. will stall at traffic lights, etc. You need a tune-up. Sometimes things slip "out of synch", and need to be put right again. It could be any one of a ...

idle vibrates and po171 code service engine soon. [email protected] Hi, a Ford P0171 is a LEAN code for cylinder bank 1, and P0174 is a LEAN code for cylinder bank 2. These codes commonly occur on

idle, every minute or two there's a miss. Under anything but gentle acceleration, it misses like crazy, jerking and stuttering. Had spark plugs, wires, fuel filter replaced. Fuel additive didn't help.