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Re: pulsing - wow! hey... how about this one!

To: "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
Subject: Re: pulsing - wow! hey... how about this one!
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:54:25 -0500
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <013a01c07f01$2e9fe6e0$0c64a8c0@gouldfo.com>
I dunno, but perhaps this pulsing is part of the Lucas Warp-Drive system.
Better check the matter-antimatter transducer. Or clean the plugs.

Just a suggestion.
And a smart remark...
Scott
64 Herald 1200 Convy with Lucas Super Park system


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From: "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: pulsing - wow! hey... how about this one!


>
> Well first off... a hardy thanks to all the responses.
> Wow! I've asked questions before... but have never
> gotten back so many responses before (let alone
> so quickly!)  Apparently this is a subject where I'm
> not alone or others have seen this too.
>
> From all the responses I've come to consider the
> following as a possible problem, as it's one of the
> few common elements on both marques.
>
> Even on the dual HS4 conversion on the Spit, I retained
> the breather system and carbon canister setup
> of the single Stromberg. This setup is almost identical
> on both the BGT and the Spit.
>
> Both cars have the valve cover breather to carbon canister
> connection. The fuel tank runs to the same canister
> as does the float bowl vents.
>
> What are your thoughts on something in this breather
> system fighting each other? That is to say... the float
> bowls being effected by vacuum from the valve cover
> or fuel tank vent.
>
> If the fuel tank vacuum created as gas is extracted, or the
> crank vacuum pulling on the canister were to create
> a small vacuum in the float bowls, does it sound feasible
> that this would effect the gas level in the float bowls
> which would explain why pulling the choke to compensate
> for the level in the jets makes it run better.
>
> Paul Tegler     ptegler@gouldfo.com    www.teglerizer.com

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