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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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how do you use the paperclip to check to see if you vac secondaries are opening?
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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how do you use the paperclip to check to see if you vac secondaries are opening?
it's a great trick and it works.....push a paper clip on the stem of the secondary dashpot .....position it so when the secondaries open it will slide on the stem and show how far it has traveled..you have to drive the car because unless you put a load on the engine the secondaries will not activate just by revving the mill.....another way is to install a very light spring in the diaphram and drive the car if you get a bog, then go one step heavier..the springs are color coded..good luck......
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Thanks midyear, I would not have thought of using the paper clip that way.
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