I mainly did this for my records but thought it might help other high altitude cruisers trying to desmog.
Below is the link to the excellent document Borick and Jim C collaberated to put together. I did mine just a bit differently, kept both BVSV and the choke opener, and a few minor changes.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=517068&d=1304299989
***Update Feb 2017***
After six years, starting at post 101 is a proper desmog IMO.
***Update July 2011***
After seven months of tinkering, these are my final settings that worked the best for me. All connections in the pictures are the same except as noted below.
I have routed the primary advance from the carb to the primary advance on the dizzy and routed the secondary advance directly from the HAC port on the carb to the secondary advance on the dizzy (completely removed the HAC valve and applicable hoses and black/white valve and put a cap on the 3 prong port labeled #16. I ran the carb with the two ports labeled #7 and #9 open for a while and capped for a while and found capped to be a little more powerful).
The large hose coming out of the top of the Driver's side VCV and going to the inlet port below the carb: I found that after the engine came to temp and the violet BVSV allowed vacuum for the VCV to open, I would get stumbling through mid range RPM (I could pull the choke a little and it would correct...too much air sucking in)....I rerouted that line from the top of the VCV to one of the ports on the air cleaner and capped the inlet below the carb. No More Stumbling and the charcoal cannister fumes should still be taken care of through the air cleaner vacuum.
Timing is set right at 5 degrees BTDC. After tinkering with it for the last seven months, it is running absolutely perfect. My altitude here is around 4,000 feet and I took it up to 14,000 a couple of times and it's good to go. No pinging, no hesitations, no backfiring, just nice and smooth from 650 through 2900 rpm.
Below is the link to the excellent document Borick and Jim C collaberated to put together. I did mine just a bit differently, kept both BVSV and the choke opener, and a few minor changes.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=517068&d=1304299989
***Update Feb 2017***
After six years, starting at post 101 is a proper desmog IMO.
***Update July 2011***
After seven months of tinkering, these are my final settings that worked the best for me. All connections in the pictures are the same except as noted below.
I have routed the primary advance from the carb to the primary advance on the dizzy and routed the secondary advance directly from the HAC port on the carb to the secondary advance on the dizzy (completely removed the HAC valve and applicable hoses and black/white valve and put a cap on the 3 prong port labeled #16. I ran the carb with the two ports labeled #7 and #9 open for a while and capped for a while and found capped to be a little more powerful).
The large hose coming out of the top of the Driver's side VCV and going to the inlet port below the carb: I found that after the engine came to temp and the violet BVSV allowed vacuum for the VCV to open, I would get stumbling through mid range RPM (I could pull the choke a little and it would correct...too much air sucking in)....I rerouted that line from the top of the VCV to one of the ports on the air cleaner and capped the inlet below the carb. No More Stumbling and the charcoal cannister fumes should still be taken care of through the air cleaner vacuum.
Timing is set right at 5 degrees BTDC. After tinkering with it for the last seven months, it is running absolutely perfect. My altitude here is around 4,000 feet and I took it up to 14,000 a couple of times and it's good to go. No pinging, no hesitations, no backfiring, just nice and smooth from 650 through 2900 rpm.
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