<VV> We Think We're so Smart....Someone Upstairs is laughing...

[Michael Kovacs]

Vacuum guage bounces? Is this an engine of know condition? I think you may have 
a poor intake  valve. Easy to check with a compression check. Might be an 
indication of a fluctuating vacuum pressure in the intake manifold.

Hope others chime in with ideas.

 MIKE KOVACS




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From: Bill H. <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wed, September 14, 2011 7:45:59 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> We Think We're so Smart....Someone Upstairs is laughing...


                                                                              
B"H
 
That is good advice Mike.  I took off the carb and disassembled it, put the 
accelerator pump back in correctly, and cleaned all parts of the carb body and 
all passages with carb cleaner.
 
I put the carb back on the car and I haven't had a chance to drive it more than 
around the block, but she seems to defnitely run better.
 
Vacuum reading is crazy, the gauge waves back and forth violently, and suction 
from that carb is very weak, the left carb has STRONG suction.
 
Unfortunately I didn't check whether there were two gaskets at the base of the 
carb, but next time I'm inside the engine compartment I'll try to veriify that.
 
Thanks again!...Bill
 


--- On Wed, 9/14/11, Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


>From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: <VV> We Think We're so Smart....Someone Upstairs is laughing...
>To: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
>Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 5:31 PM
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>Bill, be sure the insulator under the carb is good and put one gasket under the 
>insulator and one on top, never get a steady vacuum if there is a leak down 
>there.
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> MIKE KOVACS 
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