racer wrote:[What you do offer is incorrect..or at least misleading as, in your point 4, where you simply talk about "dumb garages" and tell the owne, to set the idle air screw arbitrarily at 2.5 turns from the bottom becuase that is "ok". Why would you assume that? Adjustment screws are installed where it is envisaged that adjustment will necessary. If a single position was to suffuce, there wouldn't be an adjustment screw.
You also make no mention of the spring tension adjustment, the contact point for the fuel pump and how, in fact, to set the device at all. (It can only be set with a Co2 tester.)
Because its a "Starting Point" that generally works and the guide goes on to recommend getting CO emissions checked professionally. The essay warns against getting too deep into the AFM because it is specifically beyond the "scope of this procedure" . Perhaps you missed that? The context is, that it is intended for the amateur home mechanic as opposed to knowledgable professionals who might already know it all anyway.
I think you are being picky and totally out of context with the purpose of the essay which is a shortform guide to helping the home mechanic with his efi problems.
In addition I believe the average home mechanic is encouraged by this sort of guide because it tries to speak to his problems in my layman's terms without going too far into the technology.
It also advises to obtain professional help and further manuals if the guide does not fulfil its purpose. ie, being a guide.
Ive seen the epistles and they probably serve their own purpose admirably, but regarding your own archive, I may have missed something here, but not being claivoyant I cant find it.
In summary, I remain happy with what I have written and can not see a reason to modify it.
Ramon
