I gess you checked the nipple on the back of the intake do you hear a wistle near the engine or up front ________________________________ From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:41:47 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a push rod seal leak cause vacuum problems? it wuz a gud sammich, too! --- On Fri, 2/27/09, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a push rod seal leak cause vacuum problems? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:44 AM > Well I do have a spare that I got from Neil -traded him for > a chicken samich at Keller's : ) > I'll check the lines when I get home. > > > --- On Fri, 2/27/09, Bergman > <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Bergman <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a push rod seal leak cause > vacuum problems? > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:14 AM > > Sounds to me like the booster died > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of sammie smith > > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 10:03 AM > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a push rod seal leak cause > vacuum > > problems? > > > > > > > > > > Probably time for a new master cylinder. > > > > --- On Fri, 2/27/09, James Dwan > > <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [tcb] Can a push rod seal leak cause vacuum > > problems? > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 7:20 AM > > > > 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