Secondaries opening?
Melting Slicks
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From: largo florida
Re: Secondaries opening? (Tattooartist'81vette)
secondaries wont open in neutral. You could put some clay under the arm that is supposed to open the secondaries. Run the car, then check the clay to see if it left an indent. If it did, then they are opening.
Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Re: Secondaries opening? (Tattooartist'81vette)
you should be able to hear them. Also, on my Qjet, there is a lockout that won't let them open until the motor is up to operating temp.
Once mine is warned up, I can get them to open a little if I flick the throttle up around 4000 rpm in neutral.
[Modified by isosceles, 8:57 AM 3/22/2004]
Once mine is warned up, I can get them to open a little if I flick the throttle up around 4000 rpm in neutral.
[Modified by isosceles, 8:57 AM 3/22/2004]
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From: At my Bar drinking and wrenching in Lafayette Colorado
Re: Secondaries opening? (Tattooartist'81vette)
Tattoo -
The Q-Jet secondaries are mechanical. As long as the choke lockout lever is not engaged (You can visually see if the lockout lever is pulled away from the secondary lockout tang when the choke is hot and open) the secondaries will open - there is nothing to keep them from opening. You cannot "wing" the throttle in neutral to see the airvalve open.
The Q-Jet secondaries are mechanical. As long as the choke lockout lever is not engaged (You can visually see if the lockout lever is pulled away from the secondary lockout tang when the choke is hot and open) the secondaries will open - there is nothing to keep them from opening. You cannot "wing" the throttle in neutral to see the airvalve open.
