[tcb] Re: what's going on with this (vacuum leak or what)
- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:28:16 -0500
ok, during lunch i went to the house and tinkered with it.
it's a massive vacuum leak coming from somewhere...just don't know where.
i spray carb cleaner around the boots and it makes it run a bit better but not
anything worth writing home about. so obviously i need to check torque on
those. everything else seems ok.
i hate those damn boots....it's time for duals
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> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Re: what's going on with this (vacuum leak or what)
> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:21:51 -0400
> From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
>
> I've been fighting a similiar issue on the bug. Turns out when I rebuilt the
> engine, I didn;t tighten down the dist. hold down bracket completely. It was
> making it do wierd stuff.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Denning
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 7:32 am
> Subject: [tcb] what's going on with this (vacuum leak or what)
>
> yesterday i replaced points, condensor, cap and rotar. the points were
> clearly burned.
>
> the bus is acting as if it's loading up and dieing...i have to stay on the
> throttle a little bit to keep it running, it pops and sputters when i reach
> any respectable rpm while driving too.
>
> i've checked risers, i have brand new intake boots on it, and i checked
> torque on teh weber.
>
> what does that leave?
>
> compression? i hope that isn't the problem
>
> any suggestions.
>
> points are gapped correctly.
>
> oh, also, when i adjust timing fast or slow it doesn't really affect how fast
> the motor runs.
>
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