Ea82 help

jims · Post by **jims** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:50 am

Hi guys, looking for the air/fuel screw on the carb of my ea82 l series. Is it located just to the right of the idle screw in that circular piece of metal?

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Do you have to drill this section out?

For some reason this photo insists on being upside down, sorry!

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:04 pm

that screw is set from factory, hence it being blocked off. I have heard of people drilling it out. playing with the mixture won't solve the problems of a carby that needs a rebuild on an engine that needs a rebuild. It will let you adjust the mixture but to what gain...

TOONGA

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:53 pm

I wouldn't stuff with something that has been fine for 20 years - as in mixture screw -especially now if you screw up, some people are not gonna be able to sort you for a while.

If you drilled it, would there be a thread to take a mixture screw, is there a taper as well ??

jims · Post by **jims** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:18 pm

Thanks guys, I have left it alone.

Steptoe, on a spare carby I have this has been drilled out and underneath is a tread and mixture screw installed. Not sure if it was there from factory though.

This morning I found a vac line that had been disconnected in my rumblings. Reconnected it and car is idling and running smooth again. Just goes to show...it's normally the simple solution hey.

Post by **TOONGA** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:31 pm

I was going to say that the factory screw is there, but you beat me to it.

glad to see it was just a vacuum hose.

TOONGA

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:16 pm

ah, just a bung to stop tamper of the real thing !!

Gees, you almost need to disconnect one hose at a time and note and publish results to help future diagnosis

Good that you didn't bugger things up

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:37 am

This thread might spur me into action to see why my L series does not idle the best. Hasnt done so since I replaced the timing belts.
Belts are all good, timing and timing marks are good, will have to have a look at hoses (again)