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- From: ppa@col.hp.com (Paul Austgen)
- Subject: Re: Why 2 vacuum breaks on ca
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.164248.8044@col.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:42:48 GMT
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- donald.wendel@yob.sccsi.com (Donald Wendel) writes:
- >
- >
- > !@#Do these relationships change under load? Is one just a backup if the
- > !@#other fails?
- > One of the breaks should have it's vacuum supply fed through a thermal
- > vacuum switch...this delays its operation till car is warmer and then it
- > opens choke substantially more..
- > Don
- >
- This sounds plausible to me. On my Buick, however, each break
- has a hose that goes directly to the carb, and they appear to
- pull in as soon as the car starts. Maybe it's just a poor
- design. The hose routing appears to match the sticker on the
- car. Maybe the vacuum from these ports varies under heavy loads,
-
- Thanks for your reply.
- Paul
- >
- > * SLMR 2.1a * I'm too poor to have a TAG!
- >
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