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Old 09-06-2016, 08:53 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Fixed my issues staying in lean burn. My ac system pressures were messed up because of a bad expansion valve, causing my compressor to surge and cut off occasionally. Now that the compressor is functioning normally the car will stay in lean burn without any effort.

How do I know it's in lean burn, I've had 4 hx's in 3 years so it's easy to tell when you need to go from 30% throttle to 50% throttle to maintain speed. If you've ever driven a properly functioning hx on the highway it feels like you're dragging a parachute because the car takes so much throttle to stay at speed.
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