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re: vacuum advance

To: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Subject: re: vacuum advance
From: Greg Meboe <meboe@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 10:05:37 -31802 (PST)
On Wed, 21 Dec 1994, W. Ray Gibbons wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 20 Dec 1994 Silikal@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > need to pull in, therefore higher vacuum in the manifold.  Vacuum is
> > highest when accelerating because the air in the manifold has a given
> > inertia which must be overcome before it may move more quickly 

Ray Replies, 
> Interesting theories, slain by the ugly fact that vacuum in the manifold
> *is* high when idling or when the throttle butterfly is closed at high rpm,
> low when accelerating or under heavy load, when the butterfly is open.
> 
> Ray Gibbons

Just what I'd expect from Ray (the slayer) Gibbons.  Go Ray Go

                Greg
                            Greg Meboe     meboe@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu
                            Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
                            Washington State University,  Pullman, Wa.
                            '85 XJ-12 H.E. (daily)  '67 Spit-6 '74 TR-6




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