<VV> Carburetor idle vent functionality/vent seal

[hallgrenn at aol.com]

Ray,

Just remember to remove the metal strip with its rubber seal before you put the carb in carb cleaner or the rubber will swell to twice its size and sometimes not seal well when reassembled.  I learned the hard way the first time I rebuilt some '68 carbs.

Bob



 The rubber does not affect carb performance. So
it should never be "more trouble than they are worth".

Frank DuVal 




-----Original Message-----
From: corvairduval <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Fri, Mar 1, 2013 10:58 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Carburetor idle vent functionality


I'm with Bob. The original GM tech tip (or whatever it was called) was for
the dealer mechanic to drill a hole in the side of the carb (at a certain
place) to help with hot starting. The hole was always open, so there were
complaints of added gas smell in the engine compartment. The idle vent
valve was incorporated in the carb redesign to seal the hole off idle. I
can attest that leaving the rubber valve off when rebuilding a carb results
in a carb that runs fine. The rubber does not affect carb performance. So
it should never be "more trouble than they are worth".

Frank DuVal 

Original Message:
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From:  BobHelt at aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:54:51 -0500 (EST)
To: corvairgrymm at gmail.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Carburetor idle vent functionality


Ray,
If you want my opinion, the idle vent is what separates the GOOD carbs from 
 the bad ones.
 
Regards,
Bob Helt