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Re: Idle hydrocarbons and ignition timing
Posted to Emissions Forum on 11/15/2002 1 Reply

Hello Donald:

Thanks for explaining why HC increases when timing is advanced. I never understood why till you explained it.

What puzzles me is why some engines call for so much advance at idle, even though this drives HC higher than if the timing were not ... Login to read more.

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