Vacuum leak?? That is what was wrong with Rosey ... turned out to
be a leaking brake booster ...
Good Luck
> Folks:
>
> Well, my miss is back, after about 2 days of trouble free
>driving. (Whimper, Whimper!) It would seem that fresh plugs only masked
>my problem. #@$#%#@$$!!!! It started when I pulled out of the drive way
>yesterday, and got worse at every light until it was as bad as it ever
>was. <moan>
> I picked up a set of plugs from my LBC mechanic, thinking I will
>use what he uses, but stopped short of putting them in last night after
>I pulled my fresh set out of the car. Very interesting - all the plugs
>look waaaaay lean. I don't understand how my last set could look perfect
>when they were removed - cardboard color - and then a fresh set can look
>so lean. Perhaps not enough miles on them?
> The "bad" set of plugs turned tan after just a few miles. The
>latest set have at least as many miles on them as my previous set when I
>read them. If they are in fact way lean, that might explain my miss; Too
>lean a mixture can be difficult to ignite although I have had no
>knocking or other symptoms of being lean. I will need to run the lift
>the slide test and see if it also says that my car is now too lean.
>Bizarre.
>
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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