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MIXTUREADJUSTMENT
AdjustingtheidleandsensitivitysettingsoftheOMVLR90/Econverterisasimpleprocedure.
Justtakealittletimetostudythisadjustmentsequencebeforecommencing.
IMPORTANT.BeforeadjustingtheLPGmixture,youMUSTmakesurethatallpreliminarytuningchecksand
adjustmentshavebeencompleted,asthefuelmixturereadingscanbedramaticallyaffectedbysomethingassimpleas
valveclearances.Also,besuretodisableanyairpumps,gulpvalvesandanyotheritemwhichmightaddairtothe
exhaustandcorruptyouremissionreadings.Checktheexhaustsystem(includingtheEGRvalve)forleaks,asaircanbe
drawninandindicate(incorrectly)aleanmixture.DeactivateanyairintakeredirectionflapswhilstrunningonLPG.
NOTE:AllstatedCOreadingsarebeforethecatalyticconverter(ifsoequipped).
1.
Warmupenginetooperatingtemperature,theholdengineat50%rpm.Adjustthemaximumflowadjusterfor
approximately0.2%CO(noload,openloop).Ifclosedloop,followprocessorinstructions.
2.
Closethe8mmtop(idle)screwandinitiallysettheconvertertoidleonthebottom(sensitivity)screwforseveral
minutes(onlynecessaryonanewconverter,tobedinseats).
3.
Withtheengineidling,quicklyclosethe10mmbottomscrewuntiltheenginebeginstorunpoorly.Nowundo
thescrewuntilidlejustreturnstooriginalidlespeed.
4.
Openthe8mmtop(idle)screw,(1/4to1/2turnmax.)andadjusttheidlemixtureto1.5%COunlessotherwise
specified.Note:Ifthesystemistobeoperatinginclosedloopatidle,leavethetopscrewshutandsetthe
bottomscrewforoptimumlambdaoscillation.
5.
6.
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8.
Resetthevapourlinemaximumflow(power)adjusterto:
(a)1.5%CO@maximumload(Dynoormobileanalyser),or0.2%CO@50%rpm(noloadapplied).
(b)Ifclosedloop,followinstructionssuppliedwithprocessor.
RechecktheidleCO%aftercarryingoutmaximumflowadjustments.
Checkthethrottleresponseforasmoothprogressionfromtheidlecircuittothecruisecircuit.Averysmall
amountofflatspotwillindicateastableidlecircuit.Iftheresanunacceptableflatspot,simplywindoutthe
bottom(sensitivity)screwafewflats.Onautomatics,putthevehicleingearandturnontheairconditionerto
checkidlestabilityandsensitivityadjustment.
Finally,aroadtestshouldbeperformedtotesttheconverterforresistancetostallingduringUturnsandquickly
negotiatingroundabouts.Ifthisisnoticed,thensimplyturnthebottomscrewafewflatsclockwise.
Note
Afteradjustingthesensitivity,boththemaximumflowandidlecircuitsshouldbecheckedforcorrectmixturereadings,asallthree
adjustmentsareinterrelated.Eg:windingoutthebottomscrew(sensitivity)reducesthesecondaryspringtension,allowingthe
secondarydiaphragmtosenseasmallermixerdepression(signal).Thisfeature,alongwiththeinnovative
selfcheckingautomaticpilotcircuitallowsthesameconvertertobeadaptedtovehiclesfrom500ccto5000cc.
Thinkofthesensitivityscrew
Intermsofafloatlevel
IDLEMIXTURE
Tooloosemeansfuelisdrawnfromthemains
circuitatidle,possiblyresultinginunstableidleand
stallingonturns.Tootightmeansan
annoyingflatspot(orprogressionfault)above
idle.Followthecorrectprocedureandyoullbe
rewardedwithasmooth,stableandefficientLPG
system.
SENSITIVITY
(SECONDARYSPRING)
TECH HOTLINE
QLD
WA
NSW
OMVLR90/ECONVERTER
MIXTUREADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENTWITHSPRING
IDLEMIXTURE
SENSITIVITY
(SECONDARYSPRING)
ADJUSTMENTWITHSPRING
ANDLOCKNUT
IDLEMIXTURE
SENSITIVITY
(SECONDARYSPRING)
ADJUSTMENTRECESSED
IDLEMIXTURE
SENSITIVITY
(SECONDARYSPRING)
TECH HOTLINE
QLD
WA
NSW