<VV> Re:ALERT

[Louis C. Armer, Jr.]

DON'T SPRAY ANYMORE STARTING FLUID IN YOUR ENGINE
COMPARTMENT..............USE A NON FLAMMABLE PRODUCT.

Make sure you have the VA and choke pull off hoses in the right
places.

Chuck Armer
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At 01:28 PM 7/23/04 -0400, you wrote:
>its a 63/pg/monza 900
>
>It is apparent I am getting way too much vacume at idle.  Its at 14
>degrees, and steady with the va and carbhose plugged.  As soon as I plug
>in the lines correctly it
>shoots up to way off the guage.
>
>The car idles ok, but does not like between 1-15.  At 15 it takes off.
>
>Dwell is 32.
>
>If I have the timing advanced, say 17 plugged.  It cruises at 15 with the
>feet off the gas.  Bucks/knocks when warm at low speed accelleration.
>And does not like being restarted hot, unless I plug the VA line.  Then
>it starts fine.
>
>I forgot my meter so I don't know the tach.
>
>Letting the car cool off to see how it restarts cool.
>
>Will re-check for vacume leakes.  Hoses are new and clamped.   I checked
>the float levels.  New inline fuel filter and at the carbs.  New fuel
>lines.
>No paper gaskets on the carbs, but the new plastic ones.  Did not have
>any paper ones in stock.
>
>I hear a funny sound on the generator side.  Sounds like a leak, but
>spraying starting fluid around the lines and the carb and it doesn't
>change anything.
>
>Thanks to all.
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