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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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Running to rich!

I have a '85 F-150 with the 300 and a manual, it used to run great and have good power, don't know what happened but it flogs smoke and runs bad now, definatly way to much fuel! I never tuched the fuel screw. You can smell it running rich when it's idling. I know this has been descused many times before but what do I need to do? I am hoping\guessing it's a vacum problem and if it is where do I look or what do I need to do? I am guessing it's a feedback carb? I know it's a 1 barrol. Sorry for the dumb question but thanks for the help!!!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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Wow, not a single reply, not even anybody to tell me to do a search or to tell me that i'm dumb?!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 11:41 PM
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i would turn the a/f screw in and then out 1.5 turns after that there isn't much you can adjust.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2004 | 07:55 AM
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Also check choke and back off if its closed and make sure yer float ain't stuck open.
 
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