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To: dchilds@lawson.epri.com
Subject: ZS problems
From: Charlie Brown <cb1500@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 07:57:45 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Dave,
>
> Wow thanks for the long response!!!  I will try to answer your
> questions....
> 1) Yes, it sounds like a good idea to vent into the Longflow if I can
> get it to work.
> They provide a way of doing that.
> 2) I have taken carb cleaner and sprayed all hoses and fittings looking
> for leaks.
> I have not found any.
> 3) I have a flexible rubber hose going from the valve cover to the carb.
>
> No PCV valve to the carb, no Y with a PCV valve that goes to the
> charcoal canister.

The later Spits never had a PCV valve, only a hose on the carb, with that
plastic restrictor/adapter, and the "T" down to the charcoal cannister


> 4) When I test the car with out a filter I remove everything.  No
> backing plate, no foam.
> I did however try inserting the screws that hold the air filter back
> plate on.  This was just
> Increase there was some port in there that I could not see.

Still sounds like the backing plate on the Longflow is blocking
something.

> 5) I have an oxygen sensor and a meter to read it,  however, I have not
> hooked it up.
> I need to drill a hole and weld a nut on the headers.  The threads on
> the oxygen sensor
> are strange.  15mm??? metric???

It's a standard 18mm x 1.5
> 6) I may have access to color tune.  Our club was thinking of buying it.
>  I wonder if
> they are on to that? ....  Mmmmm.  I will give them a call.
> Have you rechecked the fuel pump for pressure?

Charlie B.



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