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Re: Low engine vacuum ....

To: "Daniel Neuman" <neuman@RadOnc17.UCSF.Edu>
Subject: Re: Low engine vacuum ....
From: Marc Tyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 13:36:38 -0500
Depends on the carb cleaner.  The can i have (super tech) says:
Contains extremely flammable gas and liquid under pressure.  Product 
vapor and liquid may flash, burn, or explode.  Vapor is heavier than 
air and may become concentrated to hazardous levels in low areas.

-Marc

On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 12:33  PM, Daniel Neuman wrote:

> Okay I hope when you say 'starter fluid' you mean carb cleaner right?
> Please tell me you are not covering hot engine bits with a highly 
> flammable
> fluid.  The way this is usually done is to spray carb cleaner (which 
> does
> not burn) around at suspected leaky spots.  If the engine stumbles 
> (cause
> the unburnable carb cleaner got sucked in thru a hole.) then you have a
> leak.
> Low vacuum could mean a lot of things.  It could mean your valves are 
> not
> seating correctly.  It could also mean that your SU throttle shafts are
> leaking and or the many gaskets in the intake system after the carbs 
> are
> leaking.
>       Daniel Neuman
>       Oakland CA
>       69 2000

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