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Old 04-29-2013, 10:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Jelly Bean - '92 Honda Civic VX
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
Does that engine have a distributor? That kind of MPG would be consistent with timing retarded 5 or more degrees. Especially look at the vacuum advance. If the vacuum advance is messed up, the engine will develop full power, but get lousy MPG at part throttle.
It does have a distributor. I haven't pulled out my timing let yet but ill check. I assumed based on its current position it was set decently but ill double check. I'm not sure why I never did check now that I think about it.
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