<VV> Carburetor idle vent functionality/vent seal

[Ron]

Oh, I also learned that the hard way!
RonH

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From: <hallgrenn at aol.com>
To: <corvairduval at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Carburetor idle vent functionality/vent seal


>
> 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:
> -----------------
> 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
>
>
>
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