What in the world is a gulp valve and tonneau bars....and do I even need to
worry about these
items.
Bruce and "Cosmo" 60 Bugeye
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Dustin Howarth wrote:
> >
> > hi all -
> >
> > well, i finally figured out what was giving me lots of popping and
> > backfiring between shifts and when backing off on the throttle. With help
> > from a local midget expert, the culprit has been identified as none other
> > than ... the gulp valve. My first thought was "what the hell is a gulp
> > valve?" but it does appear the be the problem. Now, the next problem is
> > that moss wants $75 for the piddly little thing.
> >
> > A few question:
> >
> > 1) the car runs great when the hose from the air pump to the gulp valve is
> > disconnected. Are there any performance or other consequences of
> > disconnecting this hose?
> Performance increases when the engine is de-toxed.
> However this is part of your emmission system, I didn't tell you to
> disconnect it but it sure runs better without it.
>
> How about the vacuum line from the gulp valve to
> > the top of the distributor?
> Reroute it to the carbs
> >
> > 2) does anyone have a (functioning) gulp valve from a parts car or
> > de-emmissioned 1275 that they would like to help me out with?
> >
>
> No gulp valves but I did find 4 more tonneau bar brackets.
> If you want a set, let me know.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
> Too many LBCs
> 3 Sprites, an Austin A40, and an Austin Mini all on the road.
> 1 Jaguar XJ6 family car, 1 Racer Midget project , & 2 Parts Spridgets
> Check out my home page at http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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