[Spridgets] Continuing Spitting Woes

[Peter Caldwell]

At 02:09 PM 6/26/2009, Bud Pazur wrote:
>I thought I had got rid of my 1275 Bugeye spitting woes, but I haven't. After
>checking everything (twice or three times), replacing spark plug wires,
>getting a new battery, the condition persists.
>
>I want to check for manifold/carb vac leaks. How do I use water (or whatever)
>to do this? Thanks.
>
>Bud Pazur
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One way is to close down the idle screws so the butterflies are 
closed, then push the car into Lake Michigan, and watch if there are 
any air bubbles forming at the throttle shafts or manifold gasket.


Another way, without using water, is to have the car idling and spray 
some aerosol something around the shafts and gaskets. Use something 
with the little hose bit so you can pinpoint the spray. If the spray 
you use is flammable, the idle will go up, if it is not flammable (or 
not inflammable) the idle will go down, as the stuff is drawn into 
the engine at that spot. Test to hear what the engine will do when it 
gets a taste of the juice by spraying directly into a carb.

This is a lot more enviro-friendly than the first water method.

Peter C.