- 1. Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:13:04 -0500
- Hi Gang, Last night I finally found time to tune the carbs on my '70 B-GT. The car has the stock twin SU HS4s so the adjustment was straight forward. Below is the procedure that I used and a few numb
- /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00622.html (7,947 bytes)
- 2. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 19:18:37 +0100
- After tightening the throttle spindle clamps you should check the air-flow again at about 2000 rpm - it is more important to get the flow balanced when running than when idling. In my experience of r
- /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00630.html (8,189 bytes)
- 3. Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 11:10:02 PST
- Dirk asked: There are two kinds of vacuum in a car: manifold and ported. Since an internal combustion engine sucks air from the intake and shoves it out the exhaust, the engine creates vacuum in the
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00289.html (9,811 bytes)
- 4. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 15:05:29 -0800 (PST)
- [snip] Vacuum reservoirs are not new. I thought it was pretty neat that my mom's then-new 1968 Ford LTD Country Squire had a big black vacuum tank up front so that the headlight doors could open or c
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00293.html (8,673 bytes)
- 5. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: moses@csra.net (Tim Moses)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 13:40:19 -0700
- So my 1979 MGB which used to have an electrical "air pump" until the DPO got a hold of the EGR system will never run correctly until I replace the "blank spot" with an "air pump" ???? Do I have to r
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00301.html (7,672 bytes)
- 6. RE: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: "REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER" <CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 18:40:00 -0800 (PST)
- Another way that vacuum is maintained for operating wipers etc. when there is no vacuum is by using a vacuum resevoire which is basically a rigid ball with vacuum ports where vacuum is built up and i
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00313.html (10,300 bytes)
- 7. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 20:16:00 -0800
- So, when I use my SU's and manifold on the '74B, the system achieves higher vaccuum at idle. And when I use the Weber and it's manifold, the vaccuum is lower or non-existant at idle and higher when
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00319.html (8,279 bytes)
- 8. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 17:33:34 -0800 (PST)
- Nononononono. Your air pump has _nothing_ to do with the vacuum system, it was _not_ electric, and it was _not_ directly involved with the EGR system, it blows FRESH air into the EXHAUST, while the E
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00321.html (8,875 bytes)
- 9. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: NKED65A@prodigy.com ( BOB NOGUEIRA)
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 04:01:52 EST
- -- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- -- REPLY, Original message follows -- higher And Denice Replied: an out pressure And replied :) more vacuum is created in the intake manifold. This is ma
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00327.html (8,281 bytes)
- 10. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Sullivan <kevins@sfo-nichols.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 09:50:28 -0600 (CST)
- My mom's big ol' Chevy Caprice Classic has one but I think it's purpose is to provide vacuum to operate the power braking system in the event of engine failure. (I won't even put in the joke that goe
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00339.html (7,366 bytes)
- 11. Re: Vacuum (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:57:37 -0500
- My '84 Olds Delta 88 with 5.7L deisel engine has a mechanical vacuum pump mounted where the distributor would be to generate vacuum to operate the EGR, Transmission lock-up torque converter, HVAC doo
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00346.html (7,408 bytes)
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