Ok first I am not positive I have a lean condition. She runs really good, idles smooth and pulls from low RPM all the way to redline, smooth and clean.
My 1984 Interstate got a carb rebuild with Randakks kits over the winter. The idle drop was essentially even adjustment with the needles at about 3 1/4 turns each. The carb balance is about as even as one could expect. I checked and rechecked, then at about 600 miles I pulled plugs they looked white and I redid the carb sync. She gets right around 38-42 mpg and I am a big guy so about what I expected.
The only real indications I have that she might be lean. The Exhaust Pipes right behind the heat shields are turning a little blue and she seems to run a little hotter than I think she should.
I don't see or find any vacuum leaks and generally she just runs great. I have put about 1000 miles on her since the winter workup.
I did Carbs, Waterpump, Radiator Flush, Timing Belts, Poorboy Kit, full wiring clean-up and grease connectors.
Now on the carb rebuild the only thing that was kind of a guess/best I could get was the float settings. I created a measurement device and made sure they were set as near as I could tell according to the specs, floats we essentially suspended and just seating the needles but not compressing the spring.
My question, is it possible the floats were set a little low, low enough that it causes a lean condition but not so low that she runs well overall otherwise.
My 1984 Interstate got a carb rebuild with Randakks kits over the winter. The idle drop was essentially even adjustment with the needles at about 3 1/4 turns each. The carb balance is about as even as one could expect. I checked and rechecked, then at about 600 miles I pulled plugs they looked white and I redid the carb sync. She gets right around 38-42 mpg and I am a big guy so about what I expected.
The only real indications I have that she might be lean. The Exhaust Pipes right behind the heat shields are turning a little blue and she seems to run a little hotter than I think she should.
I don't see or find any vacuum leaks and generally she just runs great. I have put about 1000 miles on her since the winter workup.
I did Carbs, Waterpump, Radiator Flush, Timing Belts, Poorboy Kit, full wiring clean-up and grease connectors.
Now on the carb rebuild the only thing that was kind of a guess/best I could get was the float settings. I created a measurement device and made sure they were set as near as I could tell according to the specs, floats we essentially suspended and just seating the needles but not compressing the spring.
My question, is it possible the floats were set a little low, low enough that it causes a lean condition but not so low that she runs well overall otherwise.