77 F250 Lean Drop Method Carburetor Idle Mixture Adjustment. No Tach! No Vac!

Showing how to do a "lean drop" method of carburetor idle mixture adjustment on the 77 F250 without using a tach or a vacuum gauge.
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My view count is also down. I haven't tried to figure it out. It seems to be seasonal to me. Near the end of year seems to be the best time for me.

[@scottthompson6885]

Jeff, your videos are very helpful. I don't care what anyone else says. You know 60% of the people today have no idea what a carborator is or how it works.

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You post I watch…..not sure what else I can do….

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Like and comment, just like we do :)

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I've unsubscribed from more channels that implemented the shorts. I"m like you are not getting my mind share for 5 minutes every time I turn around.

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@@sysfixr If it was about the money youtube would show more ads on elderly iron .

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@@b0b099 That's the obvious reason.

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Jeff, I never did put on my Sunday best to work on my cars...

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My Sunday best looks just like my "going to do an oil change" clothes.

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They always trying to screw the man. Chin up and keep up the good work young man..

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Jeff you may consider making a Patreon, I bet you’ll make more money doing that than KZbin’s ads. Don’t feel guilty taking the money!

[@jim-cu9yp]

Great video reminds me when I tuned vehicles for living .We used a propane blue bottle fixed with a hose and a 12 inch metal spigot to do vacuum leak tests your way works just as well ,without having the need to have dedicated equipment sitting in the tool crib most of the time ,then when you need it you realize that you used the hose on the last job instead of going to the parts room for some hose to replace a leaking one on the vehicle

[@johnboutchia2349]

I always hit the like button, I like learning from watching what you do, and I understand what you have been through in the past year thanks for doing these videos.

[@robertgeary7520]

Great video thank's

[@galaxie500xl7]

Those old Ford, MOTORCRAFT carb's are some of the easiest carbs to work on. At one time there were millions of those things out there in junkyards everywhere. They all interchanged. At one time it was easy to fix one of them. If you had a good carb, but the shaft had worn out causing a vacuum leak, just go to the junkyard and find one that wasn't worn out. Take the bottom off and put it on your carb. They made these things for at least 40 years. I'm sure many have gone to scrap by now.

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Thank you!! You are the first gentleman that I have watched that made sense and made it simple enough for me to understand. You are my favorite ford mechanic!!!!

[@ElderlyIron]

Just happens to be a Ford. They're all the same!

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Dejavu! I tinkered with lots of these setups back in the day when I was wrenching professionally. Thanks for the memories.

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That shirt would drive my wife CRAZY, I love it.;-}}

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Don’t get discouraged with the views Jeff! I don’t know what I would do without your videos!!!

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I love these videos Jeff! Mostly because I’m a Ford guy and we rarely get your jewels of knowledge applied to Ford. Thank you, another video that will surely help me out. Be well ❤️

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Jeff, I enjoy your videos!

[@faceman5050]

Hey I got a 78 f250. Your content is ripe for me. Omg yes fast idle cam adjustments thank God I’ve been looking high and low for someone to do a video on it.

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I’ve got a 73 f100 and this makes all the difference

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I got a preroll ad before this video and the two I watched earlier today

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I have a 77 Ford Highboy 3/4 ton with a 400m engine in it with a two barrel on it Motorcraft rebuilt and you are dialing me into the right Point thank you very much Gordon

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Well people are all over the map with this summers lockdowns etc. so maybe things will settle back down as we move on and open up. But when I see you put up a video, I watch it.

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I think your content is amazing Jeff and I've been sub'd, and with few exceptions I've watched every video you've made start to finish for the last 5+ years. If I can make a suggestion of things that you can do to help your view count, I'd suggest you engage with your commenters more. Case in point I did a quick check and in just 3 of your most recent videos you had 300 comments to which you replied to only 8 of them. People like KZbin creators who engage with them, and they are more likely to come back and view and comment if they feel they're being responded to. You don't even need to actually reply you can even just hit the little heart symbol to acknowledge and show appreciation for their comments. This is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth.

[@Graveltrucking]

Working with carburetors is a lost art, todays up and coming automotive mechanics would be what is that? How do I plug my scanner in to diagnose it. I think I would rather be working on a Motorcraft carburetor than a Rochester. I've wafted propane to find vacuum leaks not the safest, I've seen acetylene used engines like that lol. If you've got a leaky ignition system you might be in for a surprise using those methods LOL.

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[@ElderlyIron]

Thanks 'cane!

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Just keep making good content. I’ll keep watching. Start them all before you tighten any!

[@randymatheny8621]

Nice looking old truck, thanks for the carb lesson.

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Although we all wear them,that shirt was our shop teachers worst nightmare 😆

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Lol, I remember the comments about what you're wearing.

[@dustinrutkowski3127]

Thank you very much. i just install a new carb and will be trying out this method for tuning it.

[@socalltd]

I first set the choke to adjust the stat, this sets the upper choke blade for the rich fast idle and leave it a bit open, do not close all the way, it will not want to start fully shut, and open a bit more. Then I set the fast idle around 1100 or 1200 rpm. My 400 2V is smooth with the idle mixture screws adjusted at 2.5 turns at low idle and warmed up at 750.

[@edp9743]

And the young guy said where do you plug in the scan tool????? Take me back to the simpler times, yes!

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I mostly do 20 minute videos, but I have recently done some short ones, well under 8 minutes and advertisements run on my channel. I think the person at KZbin is not accurately informed on that front. The question of advertisers in your genre - well nothing you can do for that. On this video there was no pre-roll advertisement and nothing during either, I'll come back and change this if there is a post-roll advertisement.

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[@ElderlyIron]

Thanks Mike!

[@joeyseabaugh6742]

Good stuff. Learned some stuff

[@glennramsey917]

Greetings from east TN… your about half way thru your video i liked n subscribed … Ive worked on those old fords with the same carb hundreds of times in my 50 years on planet earth i still have a few of those old trucks n broncos now … to this day all but 2 of my vehicles are carburated … once i v8 swap my ranger that will leave me with just 1 fuel injected vehicle .. its a 94 toyota 4 runner off road buggy .. if it gives me problems i may v8 it or i may junk it who knows !!!lol

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East TN is a nice place to be! I have a couple Ford resurrections playlists on the main channel page!

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Hey Jeff, I've been a sub of yours for years now. Just thought I'd let you know that youtube has stopped promoting your videos to me a long time ago. I have to come looking for you to find your stuff. I even have the bell rang. For a while I had thought you had stopped making new vids only to find out your channel just hadn't been being promoted to me any more. I would say that is a good reason for your declining views. KZbin is screwing you over like many others. I'm not sure the fix or if there is one, but might be something to look into if you haven't already. Love your vids and hope to see you stick around, but would completely understand if you chose not to. Take care!

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I always look forward to your videos bud

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[@phillipbremer7715]

Fix her / him up good Jeffrey goodness your having fun hopefully you'll get happiness from projects complete

[@Mitch_Bierma]

this is by far the best explanation for the carb. adjustment. has help me with my truck (almost identical)

[@ElderlyIron]

Glad to be of help!

[@Gordonseries385]

That EGR plate and valve, vacuum temp switch and carb port crack you know

[@MrJim0823]

Thanks Jeff

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Great content Jeff. My clothes are criticized also but I ignore them. 👍👍✌

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Thank you 🙏, another good video. Very entertaining.

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As my father would have said "I wouldn't mind a pup outta that shirt".

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Thank you for this video!! Life saver !!!

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its only +11 colder in garage but im going out there to get started .

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I had a Kraco stereo in my 1969 el Camino too

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I have a shirt like that. Collar is falling off. Missing buttons. Most comfy shirt I own.

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Well done,

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That’s a really nice shirt. Too bad it’s the wrong color

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In my experience... a little hissing is partially ok... but a hissing fit... Not so good.

[@scottmottazsr3030]

Great explanation. Thanks

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Hey Jeff. Are you familiar with the story of the "rural purge" that CBS instigated at the end of the 1970-71 television season? CBS had several popular "rural themed" shows like Mayberry RFD, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, and Hee Haw. Critics began referring to CBS as the "Country Broadcasting System" or the "Hillbilly Network". The shows were still strong in the ratings right up until "rural purge" when the network abruptly canceled all of them simultaneously. Why? Because popularity and Nielsen ratings mean absolutely nothing if your shows are not attracting the demographic that your advertisers need to sell their products. I've recently seen several KZbinrs complaining that entire genres have suddenly been demonetized simply because the content isn't attractive to KZbin's advertisers. This all sounds very much like KZbin's equivalent of the "rural purge". I say all of this as a fan of your channel and I don't have a solution for you, but maybe this information will help you to understand the problem and work through or around it. You're a smart man (with dirty fingernails). 😁

[@mobiltans]

I have a 76 F250 and same problem worn throttle shaft!

[@danielfisch655]

Great info, thanks for sharing.

[@mchl8]

Hey look in my eyes your videos are fine You might be in for other reasons and it fine by all means. Now next I have a refurbished 300 I did on my own. I'm having a few different issues all are minor. The one that pertains is a yfa carb. The set for the mixture doesn't really do much. But it eighter too rich to run or lean enough to struggle to over come getting going. It only has 2 mixture screw or setting. I'm stuck to these yfa carbs there junk.

[@jewllake]

I've noticed that on my 64 Galaxie I get the maximum idle speed and vacuum at about 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 turns on my autolite 4100. Turning past three does not increase idle. I'm confused as why it does not start to stumble from running too rich?????

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@ElderlyIron JEFF THE MAGIC SECRET IS START USING KZbin POSTS

[@outcastprojects6733]

She runs good, she antiuqe!

[@theoldstyle7453]

Bravo!!

[@jamesrichardson1326]

Are these old trucks a novelty in Europe?

[@johnshei3155]

is there a intake bolt missing? see hole in manifold rear left side.

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But we love ya Jeff

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Hidee hidee wee woe...4, 5 times!

[@daleolson3506]

Don’t forget about the brake booster that can leak.

[@TheFrameoff]

Great vid

[@bens1019]

Easy fix unbolt it throw in trash. Replace with Holley

[@davebetker8788]

Watch yer sleeves around belts that are moving or you might get a close encounter of the belt burn kind....