<VV> Pressuere retard
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Sun Sep 20 20:23:20 EDT 2009
In a message dated 9/20/2009 5:34:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
corvairguy2 at yahoo.com writes:
Hello
I have a problem with my spyder
.. Gas keeps gettig into the vacuum retard. Anyone have an answer for my
problem?
Also is there a way to test it to see if it is working?
Chuck
Chuck - The Pressure retard is hooked directly to the right side manifold.
If the diaphragm inside is broken or cracked somehow, boost in the engine
would send air and fuel into the unit, as it tries to escape to the
atmosphere instead of heading into the combustion chamber.
You should be able to test it - after removal, not really hard to do, by
applying some air to the nipple and see if the lever pushes out. If you are
able to do that with an air source and keep air inside, like by shutting
off a valve, the lever should stay extended. If it retracts with the air at a
fixed pressure, the diaphragm is leaking and the unit should be replaced.
You might be able to do this on the car, space is tight in that area.
Seth Emerson
C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
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