1989 Toyota Corolla Carberator Adjustment?

Tiny
SPIKEE71
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Engine Performance problem
1989 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

Just had a compresion test done on the 89 corolla.
Has good compresion and it was mentioned that I would need to make an adjustment or a carb-re-build.
Just replaced the plugs the other day and they smelled badly of gas and were pretty dark. Now the new ones are the same color after only a few days. Car is always bogging down as if it's flooding out or something?
So is there a way I can try adjusting the carberator to see if that helps any or what do u think I should do?
Thanks for any help.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 AT 10:15 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I would be doing a re build on the carby as you may have a leaking throttle pump check valve or a leaking power valve.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008 AT 10:24 PM
Tiny
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Hi SpIkEE71,

Before starting on anything major, check and see if choke is opened fully after warm up.

If the air filter is badly clogged, fuel will be rich.
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Friday, June 13th, 2008 AT 8:49 AM
Tiny
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Thanks for the advice guys.I'll check that out.I did notice the throttle cable looked like it was just a tad bit loose. And it's got a new air filter, maybe a month old so it's in good shape still. The old one on the other hand looked terrible!
Thanks again.
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Friday, June 13th, 2008 AT 10:18 AM

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