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Re: [TR] Z-Stromberg Advance

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Subject: Re: [TR] Z-Stromberg Advance
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:31:22 -0700
> What do people do with the GT6-3 Zenith Stromberg vacuum 
> advance inlet, when the *cough* emission control systems are 
> disabled and the timing is already advanced ~15 degrees?  

If it's really an advance port, then I'd still hook it up.  Vacuum advance
helps improve fuel mileage.

> Should it be plugged, left open, or other?

If you're not going to use it, IMO you should plug it.  Otherwise you'll
have a vacuum leak that will mess up the mixture.  A retard port will leak
at idle, an advance port will leak off-idle.

Randall
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