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Old 07-10-2015, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SYCARMS View Post
No, if you get 12 volts at the feed wire the enrichment valve will close too soon. This is the reason for that resistor in the electrical box, it controls the voltage to the enrichment valve. One point you brought up that I missed for I seen it as 6V and not .6volts. Depending on manufacturer voltage should be anywhere from 4V to 9V from my experience. If his reading was indeed .6V that would not be near enough to close off the enrichment valve therefore causing a very rich mix when engine is at operating temperature.
I know the newer valves don't have an external resistor, they would need 12 volts to operate properly.
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