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Date:         Thu, 21 May 2009 21:01:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <96c89c360905212051w2cf6afc8w6543124c2b6ae0c9@mail.gmail.com>
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Maybe - its been a long time since I used a vacuum gauge to set timing or valves or carburetors. 15psi is fine with me! =)

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:

> 17-21 sounds like a lot. I thought that a perfect vacuum was about > 14.7 psi. :-) > Maybe you're thinking inches of mercury? > > Larry A. > > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Jake de Villiers > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do you mean at idle? 17 - 21 psi I would think, like every other motor. > > > > You'll get zero when you open the throttle, that's okay. > > > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > wrote: > > > >> Can someone remind me what sort of manifold pressure (vacuum) > >> readings I should be seeing on a 2.1l MV engine? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> -- > >> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > >> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > > > Crescent Beach, BC > > > > www.thebassspa.com > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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