RMC List - Where does this go?

[Andy]

Thanks John!
My carbs are from a 65 140 engine, I think. So no off idle bleed.
If I did have those, the jet would be above the idle mixture needle.

Andy

On July 31, 2026 11:47:58 AM JOHN DAWSON <kd4cm at comcast.net> wrote:
> Is your car a 68-69 or a 66-67 AIR CA car?
> Does the screw have a flat screwdriver slot on the threaded end?
> If so, then it looks sort of like the off-idle air bleed screw that fits 
> into a spot in the throat of these carbs.
> If it's not in place, then you could be experiencing the off-idle richness 
> you describe.
>
> Happy motoring
> John Dawson
>> On 07/31/2026 11:14 AM MDT Andy via RMC-List <rmc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I found this laying on the tin next to my left side carb. It is next to a 
>> carb top screw for scale. It has a single tiny hole. It is way too small to 
>> be a fuel jet. It think it is for an air bleed. This carb goes WAY rich at 
>> very low part throttle at road speeds(visible black smoke on that side that 
>> incan see in the mirrors). That carb idles fine and otherwise runs great. I 
>> can see the cluster dumping gas if I look down the bore and just crack trh 
>> throttle open.
>>
>> Thanks for looking.
>>
>> Andy
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