Questions about resistors, gonna try an experiment Options

[jsayre914]

I was reading the D-Jet Brad Anders and came across the part about the aux air regulator. I will quote from his site:

Does Yours Close Too Fast?: If you'd like for the AAR to stay open longer, try adding 2.5 ohms (four 10 ohm/10W power resistors in parallel) in series with the heater. This will reduce the heater power from ~14W down to ~10W, and cause the AAR to close more slowly. Should add a few minutes to the fast idle part of the cycle. Please exercise caution - that resistor pack can get hot, make sure it is safely secured.

My 2056 runs pretty rich on cold start, the aux air valve is working as it should, I tested it 14.2ohms and put it in the freezer, it opened all the way, then put it in a ziplock and submerged it in boiling water and it closed all the way.

I noticed that the idle drops pretty quick, like within 2min it is below 1000rpm. I was going to try to slow down the aar closing so i could get a good 5min or so before it drops. I tried to just unplug it because the valve will close by itself with just the heat from the engine. This kept the idle up for more much more than 5 min.

So teach me how to drop the voltage from 14.4 to about 10v

I dont want to melt anything, start a fire, or screw with the same circuit the fuel pump is running on. What do i buy, where do I buy it and what do I have to do to make my idea work.


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I have an 250ohm resistor in the garage from a 2.0 liter cht sender that would fit perfect in line, would that work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)