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throttle body adjustment

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  1. enzoferrariphil

    enzoferrariphil Karting

    Oct 26, 2004
    67
    Solana Beach CA.
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    Philip Ponzio
    does any body know the amount of turns on the throttle body adj. screw? I have a 1980 308 gtsi.
     
  2. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

    Apr 29, 2004
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    Cowboy Capitol of the World
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    Brian Crall

    Air bleed screw or throttle stop screw or?
     
  3. enzoferrariphil

    enzoferrariphil Karting

    Oct 26, 2004
    67
    Solana Beach CA.
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    Philip Ponzio
    Throttle stop screw!
     
  4. Verell

    Verell F1 Veteran
    Consultant Owner

    May 5, 2001
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    Verell Boaen
    The butterfly stop screw should never need adjusting. It's primairily to ensure the butterfly can't close completely, thus avoiding the butterfly sticking & wear on the butterfly, throttle body, & butterfly shaft.

    However, if it's been miss-adjusted, here's how to recover.
    Factory procedure is to adjust it for about 0.003" butterfly-body clearance,
    then adjust the bypass air screw to set idle speed properly.

    Alternative procedure is to:

    1.Close the bypass air screw
    2.Open butterfly stop screw until the engine starts & runs,
    3.then adj it until idle is steady at ~750 RPM.
    4.Open bypass air screw until idle is steady at 850 RPM.
     
  5. enzoferrariphil

    enzoferrariphil Karting

    Oct 26, 2004
    67
    Solana Beach CA.
    Full Name:
    Philip Ponzio
    Thanks! Someone had it way out of adjustment. Ferrari Christmas!!!!!!!!
     

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