Well, I've been chasing my own gremlins today. Fitted a set of new fuel hoses and HT leads yesterday. Result? Engine acting as if it has a massive vacuum leak *sigh*. Then dropped a crucial o-ring and having trouble finding a replacement. I think I found the source of the vac leak, should now be okay, but stuck ont his sodding O-ring. It's nice working with my engine because the thermal vac valve under the intake is not used - all vac hoses and connections are accessible on MY car :-) Darren says £120 for a refurbed one. Let me kow if you decide you do want one. You should have a vac pipe strait off the manifold going to the top port on the CPR. Martin content22207 wrote: >Yes, but Darren's on THAT side of the pond. We could use him over HERE. > >Suspect have been living off silicone for most of last year. Had I cut >back on the carb cleaner might still be living off it. Note that >silicone at top was stuck excellent to head and manifold, even though >that's where cleaner puddled. Obviously couldn't seep to metal >surfaces. Was missing at bottom, so that's where gap had to be. Doubt >if it did my cheap O rings any good either, and their bottom seal was >tennuous to begin with. Whole arrangement probably would have >disintegrated eventually anyway, so I guess is just as well now. > >Will switch to electrical contact cleaner on DeLo and save carb >cleaner for Lincolns (MEN's cars). Gaskets vs O rings. > >Remember: this wasn't a debilitating leak. Idle wandered, but car was >imminently driveable. Was getting worse however. > >Make you a deal: if reseating manifold solves my problem, will find >SOMETHING nice to say about little European engines. BUT: if your's >ever misbehaves, you have to find something nice to say about big >American blocks (we're talking the de-emissioned carbureted variety). > >Bill Robertson >#5939 > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1693353/R=0/SIG=11t71ok4g/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178294&partid=3170658> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1693353/rand=548117850> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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