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Old 04-28-2012, 05:06 PM   #10 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by mikehallbackhoe View Post
now that I realize the choke is opened when the voltage heats the spring, which opens the choke, I wonder if coasting allows the spring to cool off, also causing the choke to come on? up here in the mountains I can coast for miles. would I be better off getting a manuel choke?
So you tried adjusting the idle? You're certain its the electric choke? Then I think you have a good idea. Remember though, part of your FE gain will be lost if the added power is used for faster speeds or for less than ideal acceleration conditions. I forget, do you have a vacuum gauge?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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