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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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Anyone ever hook one up to a CORVETTE carb adjusting screw ???

I did....

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Have you ever adjusted your vacuum?
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Have you ever adjusted your vacuum?
The one that takes gas fumes out of a vert ????

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The one that takes gas fumes out of a vert ????

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No. The other one.
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Occasionally...

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Did you try replacing the vacuum in the lines?
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Yeah...used the shop vac...worked real good till I shut it off...Chilton's was not real clear on this....
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Haynes has more pictures of vacuum.
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I'll have to get one...my cigarette lighter keeps popping out of the socket...
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I get my best vacuum with my Dyson DC14. Dang thing sucks like crazy. When I still had flip-up headlights they would spin on their mounts like pinwheels!!!




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I get my best vacuum with my Dyson DC14. Dang thing sucks like crazy.



Have you ever adjusted your vacuum advance with that unit?
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Originally Posted by DJ Dep
I get my best vacuum with my Dyson DC14. Dang thing sucks like crazy.



How often do you have to change the bag ??? I went thru 3 bags before I could change out all the vacuum in my 78...
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How often do you have to change the bag ??? I went thru 3 bags before I could change out all the vacuum in my 78...
Did you analyse the bag contents?
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How often do you have to change the bag ??? I went thru 3 bags before I could change out all the vacuum in my 78...
It's bagless. But I get a ton of crap out of the hoses. If I hook it to my carb, the engine runs backwards.

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Originally Posted by Big2Bird
Did you analyse the bag contents?
Cheap bags..no port for a vacuum gauge...
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Originally Posted by DJ Dep
It's bagless. But I get a ton of crap out of the hoses. If I hook it to my carb, the engine runs backwards.

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Could you get oil pressure to 60 psi ?
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Could you get oil pressure to 60 psi ?
If you run the engine backwards with vacuum, do you still need an oil cooler?
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Originally Posted by Big2Bird
If you run the engine backwards with vacuum, do you still need an oil cooler?
That depends on whether you are driving backwards or not.
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Originally Posted by Big2Bird
If you run the engine backwards with vacuum, do you still need an oil cooler?
Not if you use cold plugs....or,as Dep said....drive backwards...
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