Hypo Tune up ???

[posplayr]

Any one planning on doing an Italian_tuneup this weekend?

I'm not sure my engine is ready for one yet?

[rustybronco]

It brings to mind when I worked on fork lifts years ago. we used to open the throttle and retard the distributor until it was at full throttle but only running around 500 rpms. I just loved to see those embers flying out the exhaust.

I will say the carbon was gone!

[Nessism]

Any one planning on doing an Italian_tuneup this weekend?

I'm not sure my engine is ready for one yet?

Only way to know for sure if your engine is "good".

[heathen]

It brings to mind when I worked on fork lifts years ago. we used to open the throttle and retard the distributor until it was at full throttle but only running around 500 rpms. I just loved to see those embers flying out the exhaust.

I will say the carbon was gone!

I used to turn the idle up on a car i had to 2500 rpm. Then retarded the timing until it ran at 700 rpm. Ran like crap, but would burn all the emissions out when running. Passed the emissions test for Texas every time.

[Colorado85gs550]

and running at full throttle with your timing retarded down to 500-700rpm didn't hurt anything!

how long did you run it like that?

[heathen]

and running at full throttle with your timing retarded down to 500-700rpm didn't hurt anything!

how long did you run it like that?

I would only do it for the emissions test each year. once it passed i would take it home and change the timing back until the next year. I did it for 4 years that way.

[jeepinbanditrider]

How old was the car??? I know the cities that do emissions testing have a 10 year block of cars they have to test. I thought older ones got exempted. Like this year the only cars that should have to pass emissions are 1999 to 2009 model year cars assuming you live in a city/county that does emissions testing.

I live in a non-emissions county so I still have 12.50 inspections