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Originally Posted by shaker455

Mike,
I replied to your email and here as well.
As B-Man suggested, drive and evaluate health of your engine and don't dig into the carb.
It has been set up for your old and current elevation.
Jeff

Thank you Jeff! I have no intention of "digging into the carb" but if adjusting the idle screws could reduce the stench, I'd try it. As I recall, you had them set at 3.5 turns out so I can always get back to where they were.

Pulling it in and out of the garage to work on it is a near-gag experience right now.

I may adjust the choke and fast idle cam and see if that helps. The choke closes but not sure if it opens too soon. The fast idle is definitely not working... hopefully just an adjustment.

Originally Posted by b-man

I think I’d take some longer drives than just around your neighborhood to get the engine hot enough to burn off crankcase condensation. Get some actual highway miles on it and then reevaluate the situation before doing anything to it.

Finding out what the oil consumption actually is would be good so as to give you a better picture of the engine’s health. After some miles taking out the spark plugs for a look would also be helpful.

You might not see any smoke but somebody following you down the road watching your tailpipes might be able to tell you different.

Thank you. Seems you are well aligned with Jeff on this.

Originally Posted by steve25

Exh smell at idle that burns your eyes with todays pump fuel can be due to the idle mixture being lean.
You have given no info / details about your motor this carb is on, and doing such would be a real help in you getting useful answers.

Thank you. Lean idle mixture is unlikely - I know and trust Jeff's carb tuning, but don't have a clue if the stench could be caused by blow-by or burning oil.

Seems I really need to get a few miles and thermal cycles on the engine before trying to diagnose.

Thanks everyone!

Mike