[Mgs] Vacuum Leak

Barney Gaylord barneymg at mgaguru.com
Sun Oct 1 20:10:18 MDT 2017


Spray carburetor cleaner or WD40 arounsak suspect gasket joints and 
throttle shafts.  If there is a leak you should find a difference in 
running conditions when you spray it.


At 07:34 PM 10/1/2017 -0400, William SNYDER via Mgs wrote:
>My 66 B has been sitting for 3 years and I have been working for 
>about six weeks to get her back on the road. I drained the fuel tank 
>and flushed the fuel system with Seafoam. The fuel filter has been 
>replaced as well as the rubber fuel lines. New battery installed. 
>She cranks but runs very roughly. If you cover about 3/4 of the 
>front carb air intake, the car runs beautifully. I have replaced the 
>six gaskets between the carb, spacer, heat shield and intake 
>manifold, but no change. I assume that I should next replace the 
>manifold gasket?? Where else could air be leaking in?
>
>Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Compression is good and I 
>have good fire to all cylinders.
>
>Bill Snyder
>Waynesville, NC



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