[tcb] Re: Can a push rod seal leak cause vacuum problems?
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:26:42 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
no
Check the hard line and the soft lines to your booster. I presume this is on
the bay right?
Also use the carb cleaner spray trick. Spray carb cleaner around all intake
manifold points, at the heads, etc.
if you have a vaccum leak you'll notice a change in idle speed.
-----Original Message-----
>From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Feb 27, 2009 8:20 AM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Can a push rod seal leak cause vacuum problems?
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>So I am at the light and the Bus decides it wants to die. I think about it
>then decide I need to check the timing but I notice that it's running fine.
>Then I try to stop hard and I feel the pedal go all the way to where it should
>and feel complete resistance but I am still rolling to a stop.
>I noticed a push rod leak about a week ago so I bled the brakes and noticed
>that the leak is worse last night. Today some A-hole pulled out in front of me
>and I couldn't stop luckily no one was in the lane next to me...
>Coincidence?
>
>James
>
>--- On Thu, 2/26/09, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: I need advice
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 10:48 PM
>> On the exhaust it depends on if your using a stock carb or
>> something
>> bigger. If your using a stock carb a stock exhaust will
>> probably due,
>> if your using a bigger or dual carbs then yes your putting
>> more air/fuel
>> into the engine you need a bigger exhaust to let it out to
>> use that
>> bigger engine.
>>
>> The sparks plugs I have no idea about. I ask Doug @
>> Qualitat for plugs
>> and he hands them to me and I pay him. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > Hello smart TCBers,
>> >
>> > I've got a few questions.
>> > On my '66 I need advice about what muffler to get.
>> The Bus will look very stock but the engine is going to be
>> a 1776 w/ dual carbs. As I understand it having a stock
>> muffler will help to lessen the effect of having a more
>> powerful engine. I don't want a super loud Bus and I
>> don't want something goofy looking hanging off the back.
>> Someone said there is one that looks stock but will work
>> well but he doesn't remember the name of who makes/sells
>> it. Does anyone know which one I'm speaking of? Would
>> it be a good choice? Or is there something else any of you
>> can recommend?
>> >
>> > On my '71 I have non-resistored spark plugs. My
>> local VW shop says that they are hard to come by. I guess
>> NGK still makes them but Bosch does not. Is there good
>> reason to stick with non-resistored over resistored spark
>> plugs? Will non-resistored just get harder and harder to
>> find?
>> > Oh and I finally have named my new home. I was
>> watching Gone With the Wind the other day and it came to me:
>> Tara Bulli.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Julie
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