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Re: [Tigers] Idle problem

To: Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Idle problem
From: Lance Beauchamp via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 19:28:39 -0500
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Sounds like a good plan.

On Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 6:22 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I've pinpointed the problem.  The spacer I was trying to use is a Ford
> part that was on the Ford 4V intake that was on my car when I got it.  I
> now have an Edelbrock intake and after taking everything apart and looking
> at it closely it is obvious that the Ford spacer will not work.  The sides
> are a little wider than than mounting surface of the intake and it leaves
> enough of a gap on both sides to suck in a lot of air.  It looks like I
> will need to get an Edelbrock spacer to make this work.  I could run it
> without a spacer but raising the carb up makes more room for the various
> hoses.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 2:29 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's definitely a vacuum leak.  I plugged up all of the ports on the carb
>> and the port on the intake manifold that goes to the break booster and
>> nothing changed.  So I pulled off the carb and the spacer that goes between
>> the carb and the manifold and looked it over really good and didn't see
>> anything obvious.  I reinstalled the carb without the spacer and it runs
>> fine now.  I'm waiting for it to cool down and I'll put the spacer back in
>> and see what happens.
>>
>> Of course, while I had it idling I noticed that the temperature gauge on
>> the dash was getting over 225.  I'm not sure how accurate that is and it
>> never boiled over.  I'll get out my laser temp gun and poke around a little
>> bit.
>>
>> Thanks for everybody's guidance.
>>
>> Joe Brown
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:33 PM Lance Beauchamp via Tigers <
>> tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Check for vacuum leak,. Use carb cleaner , chek manifold and carb base.
>>> Please.
>>>
>>>    Beau
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<div dir=3D"auto">Sounds like a good plan.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 6:22 P=
M Joe Brown &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jbbrown1980@gmail.com";>jbbrown1980@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>OK, I&#39;ve pinpointed the problem.=C2=A0 The spacer I was trying to use =
is a Ford part that was on the Ford 4V intake that was on my car when I got=
 it.=C2=A0 I now have an Edelbrock intake and after taking everything=C2=A0=
apart and looking at it closely it is obvious that the Ford spacer will not=
 work.=C2=A0 The sides are a little wider than than mounting surface of the=
 intake and it leaves enough of a gap on both sides to suck in a lot of air=
.=C2=A0 It looks like I will need to get an Edelbrock spacer to make this w=
ork.=C2=A0 I could run it without a spacer but raising the carb up makes mo=
re room for the various hoses.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div>=
<div>Joe Brown</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 2:29 PM Joe Brown &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:jbbrown1980@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">jbbrown=
1980@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">It&#39;s definitely a vacuum leak.=C2=A0 I p=
lugged up all of the ports on the carb and the port on the intake manifold =
that goes to the break booster and nothing changed.=C2=A0 So I pulled off t=
he carb and the spacer that goes between the carb and the manifold and look=
ed it over really good and didn&#39;t see anything obvious.=C2=A0 I reinsta=
lled the carb without the spacer and it runs fine now.=C2=A0 I&#39;m waitin=
g for it to cool down and I&#39;ll put the spacer back in and see what happ=
ens.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Of course, while I had it idling I noti=
ced that the temperature gauge on the dash was getting over 225.=C2=A0 I&#3=
9;m not sure how accurate that is and it never boiled over.=C2=A0 I&#39;ll =
get out my laser temp gun and poke around a little bit.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Thanks for everybody&#39;s guidance.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>Joe Brown</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:33 PM Lance Beauchamp via Tig=
ers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Check for vacuum leak,. =
Use carb cleaner , chek manifold and carb base. Please. =C2=A0<div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Beau</div></div>
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