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Mixture Control Valve

At constant speed, an orifice for MCV maintains balanced vacuum in spring chamber and vacuum reservoir. Valve is held closed by spring force. When throttle suddenly closes, high intake manifold vacuum, acting on spring pressure forces diaphragm open and extra air reaches intake manifold through special passage. Valve gradually closes from pressure equalization between spring chamber and reservoir.

Fig 1: Mixture Control Valve System (1977)
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