Brad,
I'd block off the gulp valve, and plug the air rail, if I were you.
Fisher
At 05:22 PM 4/20/00, Brad Fornal wrote:
>Wouldn't the compression bleed up the air rail and across to other
>cylinders if
>I don't solder the rail. I can always heat the rail to remove the solder, when
>the Dictator arrives. Not IF, When. The emissions crap you have in CA, we soon
>get fed to us in Texas. I thought we had the wide open spaces?????? I had to
>have the original pre-heater shroud and tube and air cleaner on my 68 GTO
>for it
>to pass inspection for a while, when the Communist Country of California
>Pr***s
>( CCCP) let up on their older cars, Texas let up on ours. Brad
>
>David Riker wrote:
>
> > Don't solder up the air rail, instead, put a plug in the rubber line just
> > before the backfire valve. Then, if some communist dictatorship like we
> > have here in California takes over, all you have to do is remove the plug.
> > David Riker
> > 74 Midget
> > 78 Midget
> > 63 Falcon
> > http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>
> > To: <Ajhsys@aol.com>
> > Cc: <millerls@ado13.com>; <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>;
> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 10:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: This one looks pretty nice - list member?
> >
> > > FWIW, I just got in my ORIGINAL Lucas(hitachi japan) Smog pump to put
> back
> > all
> > > the emissions on the 68. I will be removing the little butterfly
> > arrangement that
> > > is inside the pump that makes it work, I will also be pouring solder into
> > the air
> > > rail fittings to bypass that. Anything else needing to be "doctored" to
> > have the
> > > emissions on the car "just for looks"? Brad (glad as hell they don't
> sniff
> > test
> > > in my county) Fornal
> > >
> > > Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm not sure I want to get together with you guys! I'm afraid of what
> > you'll
> > > > say about my car and all the DPO mods. (And the PO's (Present Owner)
> > > > non-original fuse block!)
> > > >
> > > > What the heck! After a few beers, who cares what you think!
> > > >
> > > > Allen Hefner
> > > > '77 Midget (Absolutely original in every way!)
> > > > '
> > >
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