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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 76 VETTE
Just A Quick Up Date. Got The Grandkids To Sleep And Snuck Out In The Garage For A Few Minutes To Put The Shims In.i Put Two 1/16 Shims In Each Side And Bingo. No More Hitting The Hoses. About An 1/8 Clearance For The Hoses. Good Enough For Me. Thanks Jud And Duke.also Wondering If Yours Has Shims In Them. Thanx Again.
My 78 had 2 shims on each side, 71' had none.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Jud Chapin
Dale, did you swap the canisters or were they in there correct positions?
NO I DIDN'T CHANGE THE CANISTERS JUD. I LEFT THEM THE WAY THEY WERE AFTER KNOWING THAT YOUR CAR WAS ORIGINAL AND THAT WAS PROBABLY THE WAY THEY WERE MENT TO BE.GLAD TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE ,SOMETIMES WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD IT WOULD PULL THE HOSES OFF AND CAUSE A VACUMN LEAK AND MAKE THE ENGINE RUN ROUGH.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Duke94
My 78 had 2 shims on each side, 71' had none.
MUST BE IF YOU NEEDED IT THEY PUT THEM IN. MINE HAD NONE IN IT. I THINK SOMEBODY EITHER CHANGED THE HOOD OR HAD IT OFF AND NEVER PUT THEM BACK.
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