You got it....   But there is much more.   Drive thru a hot
traffic city street, and then out into the highway, 15 minutes
later you are in an area, 10 deg., colder.  Fuel injection
is constantly adjusting for this.  With  a carb. the best
you will have is a one size fits all setting.
                                   Eric

David Brodbeck wrote:

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>>In my entire lifetime I've only had one fuel injected vehicle and I
>>honestly couldn't have told any difference between that and the other cars
>>I've driven - in terms of performance or smooth running.
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>I've had both and I've noticed a big difference.  If you don't have big
>temperature swings where you live you don't know how aggravating a
>carburator can be.  When it's -10F out, fuel doesn't want to vaporize in
>that cold carb.  It condenses out as droplets in the manifold.  The engine
>really doesn't want to run until it warms up.  In some cases you end up
>adjusting the carb richer for winter and leaner for summer, necessitating
>two tune-ups a year.
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>David Brodbeck, N8SRE
>'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
>'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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