- 1. Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 15:46:56 -0600 (CST)
- Hi, all. I'm the one who asked about dizzy vacuum advance units. While corresponding with one list member about this, a rather brilliant idea hit me. I realized that I could test the operation of the
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00423.html (8,856 bytes)
- 2. RE: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER" <CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 17:59:00 -0800 (PST)
- Hi, all. I'm the one who asked about dizzy vacuum advance units. While corresponding with one list member about this, a rather brilliant idea hit me. I realized that I could test the operation of the
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00428.html (9,355 bytes)
- 3. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 18:39:00 -0500 (EST)
- Both. Rich mixture tends to pop out the tailpipe, while lean pops back through the carbs. I call the latter "frontfire", although nobody else does <grin>. I'm not sure about the bit of it traveling a
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00433.html (8,373 bytes)
- 4. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 19:17:37 -0800
- Hi Todd, My '74 B used to backfire before I removed the smog equipment. When I reinstall the equipment (by the way I have acquired as many new smog parts as possible) the backfiring returns, but ever
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00436.html (8,277 bytes)
- 5. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 10:42:29 -0600 (CST)
- Okay. This suggests to me that I have an overly rich mixture with the throttle plates fully closed (I'm not getting any funny stuff coming back through the carbs; that sounds scary!). But my plugs ar
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00449.html (9,437 bytes)
- 6. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER" <CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 21:33:00 -0800 (PST)
- Christopher Reichle suggested a burnt exhaust valve. I don't have a compression gauge (maybe now is a good time to go get one...), but I set the valve lash to spec at the same time as I was fiddling
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00467.html (7,699 bytes)
- 7. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 11:49:52 -0500 (EST)
- This strongly suggests to me you have leaky valve guides on cylinders 1 and/or 2. You are not supposed to have a "considerable" buildup of deposits on todays gasolines. The Spitfire did this because
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00480.html (10,177 bytes)
- 8. Re: Vacuum advance, pt. 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER" <CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:40:00 -0800 (PST)
- look below ** This strongly suggests to me you have leaky valve guides on cylinders 1 and/or 2. You are not supposed to have a "considerable" buildup of deposits on todays gasolines. The Spitfire did
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00486.html (8,149 bytes)
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