>Hello All Fellow Bricklin Fans,
> I am the pround new owner of Bricklin 842. The car is in great
>shape. Only 2500 original miles!
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Congradulations!
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But there are a few minor kinks to work
>out. I just drove it home tonight. I was hoping someone could give
me some
> info on the pneumatic doors.
> What Is the max PSI for the door system?
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I can pump mine to ~125psi with no problems, but Terry T. recommends
100psi.
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> How many times should I theoretically be able to open and close
> the doors before I run out of air?
> If I open the doors. how long should they stay up?
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I've never counted, but I could run errands, driving short distances
and stopping several times, without problems. A really tight system
will keep the doors up quite a while. Now that my door cylinders
leak, they sag after a few minutes and will close in 15-20mins.
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> I have a terrible pinging in the motor. I was thinking possible
>cause might be a faulty egr valve. bad vacuum lines. or possibly
the
>timing is advanced to far.
> Anything else that would cause bad pinging?
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Bad gas, carbon buildup in the combustion chambers, clogged PVC
system, wrong fuel / air ratio.
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What is the
>compression ratio?
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AMC = 8.5:1, Ford = 8.1:1.
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do I need premium?
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I never used it and mine didn't ping.
GM
>
> Jon
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