Date: Thu, 1 Dec 94 14:10:59 PST
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From: Dave Kautz <dkautz@hpsidms1.sid.hp.com>
Subject: Re: 009 and carb leaks
>
> I have what I hope is a quick little question. I have a 009 dist on
> my otherwise stock 71 bus. I hope I am right here: there are two
> tubes coming out of the carb that I assume were for the stock dist.
> The PO 'plugged' these by putting a small section of rubber hose over
> each and then plugging the end of that hose with a screw. In my
> never ending search to my idleing problems I was going to replace
> these and hope that it fixes what acts like an air leak. Any ideas on
> the best way to do this? Thanks, Jim
> --
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>
An effective way of making "plugs" is to put a bearing ball which is slightly
larger than the inside diameter of the hose in the hose and re-attach it. This
is really effective when you want to disable something (like EGR) and have it
look like it is still connected.
I don't think this is going to solve your idling problem however. If you have
the stock carb, it is jetted to idle well with the timing set at 5 degrees
AFTER top dead center. The 009 distributor should be set in the vicinity of
5 degrees BEFORE top dead center. You could try setting the 009 back 10
degrees and see if the idle improves but don't drive it that way. If the idle
is still lousy, look for an intake leak elsewhere. Those rubber joints on the
intake manifold can crack and raise havoc. I chased a small intake leak on
my '72 for YEARS before I found it - The brake power booster. Here's how I
found out and no, I didn't do the simple thing and just plug the inlet like
I should have. I was heavily engaged in the 19th Avenue Grand Prix up in
San Francisco and was forced at one point to VERY quickly change from full
throttle in third gear to FULL application of the brakes. Guess what? No
boost. This told me that there had to be a leak in the booster or one of
it's connecting lines since there is a check valve (and it was good)that
would have held vacuum in the booster despite the lack of it in the intake
manifold. I've only wasted your time telling you this so that you won't find
yourself in the same situation - It's a LOT harder to stop the bus without
the booster. Detach the hose from the manifold and put a rubber plug in it's
place. If your idle cleans up, the problem is in the booster circuit
somewhere.
Hope this helps,
Dave Kautz
it could have been a bad check valve, but I tested that first.
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