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From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: a wierd problem
Message-ID: <1155@watcgl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-Dec-83 14:56:26 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  4 14:56:26 1983
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If the carburetor contains no mechanism to compensate for outside temperature,
the mixture will actually be leaner in cold weather, due to the presence of
more oxygen in a given volume of air.  In most recent cars, the systems which
preheat intake air try to maintain a reasonably constant air temperature
going to the carb, minimizing the effect of this (if the system is working).